The global illegal wildlife trade shows no sign of slowing down, driven by specific market demands like food, perceived medicinal benefits, as ‘luxury’ items or for the pet trade.
Wild ginger, Asarum canadense ... This ground cover plant has long been used for a range of medicinal purposes by Native American communities, although despite its name, has no relation to ...
The world's botanic gardens must pull together to protect global plant biodiversity in the face of the extinction crisis, amid restrictions on wild-collecting, say researchers. A major study of ...
Many Indian historians have pointed out that ancient Vedic gardens not only provided a maximalist Indic aesthetic, but also medicinal plants. Their ayurvedic herbs and pungent spices also provided ...
A treasure herb that has fed, healed, and connected communities for centuries, most of us would have memories of Bichu Buti as that prickly plant we were warned to avoid while wandering the hills—a ...