In Incan mythology, Mama Koka was the god of the coca plant which originally grew from her torn apart body. Today, coca ...

Here are seven medicinal plant species that have proved their worth in gold and may well have more to give to the future of ...

Quinine is a bitter compound that is an agonist for several T2Rs also expressed on sinonasal cells, but not for T2R38. Because of this property, quinine may stimulate innate immune defense mechanisms ...

The laboratory work was developed in the Plant Physiology Laboratory of the Department of Biological Sciences (3°59’14.2 “S 79°11’52.5 “W) of the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Loja, Ecuador.

Background: Antimicrobial resistance represents a serious threat to human health across the globe. The cost of bringing a new antibiotic from discovery to market is high and return on investment is ...

Totaquine, like quinine, is made from cinchona bark, but fewer bark components are discarded. What little comes from South American cinchona trees serves as a wartime substitute for quinine.

There are over 100 varieties of beautiful and stately cherry blossom trees, several of which grow well in the South. This medium-sized tree grows 15 to 30 feet tall and debuts showy white or pink ...