The parasitic fungus sometimes called ‘Himalayan gold’ can provide a good living to villagers who collect it. But rugged ...

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has reaffirmed its dedication to promoting African traditional medicine by developing internationally competitive standards. Addressing the 18th National ...

Wildlife trade for traditional medicine affected 268, 96 and 61 bird, mammal and reptile species, respectively, and included species of both high national and global conservation concern. We also ...

Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Middle Urumqi Road, Shanghai 200040, P. R. China Institute of Theories and Application, The Academy of Integrative Medicine, ...

Venomous snakes bite millions of people worldwide each year, killing at least 120,000. Many of them are poor people in rural ...

But subsequently, traditional medical treatments, including acupuncture and cupping, can help a patient rehabilitate or prevent heat injuries. “Conventional medicine and traditional medicine are ...

Mama Jane Sigara, a dedicated farmer and passionate herbalist, has made it her mission to preserve and promote indigenous vegetables, herbs, and traditional plants that are fast disappearing from many ...

I was a Catholic priest for 17 years before resigning to embrace the traditional African religion. The topic of my research is ‘Rainmaking and control in Igbo African medicine: A case study of ...

Just north of Cape Town, rooibos can be sampled in tea, milkshakes, martinis, steak sauces, and even spa treatments.

When he came to New York to study photography five years ago, he found a trove of images of life in Africa, past and present, in the archives of the city's libraries, galleries and museums.