A compound found in African wormwood—a plant used medicinally for thousands of years to treat many types of illness—could be effective against tuberculosis, according to a new study published in the ...

Extracts from two African medicinal plants—Uvaria chamae and Cylicodiscus gabunensis—may help improve erectile function, according to a new study suggesting the herbs could serve as natural ...

A groundbreaking study led by researchers from the University of Oxford and published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution has revealed that wild chimpanzees in ...

Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical aid to other chimps and even removing others from snares left by human hunters, new research suggests.

This episode takes a deep dive into the plants traditionally used as medicine. This episode takes a deep dive into the plants that have been traditionally used as medicine by Wise Women all over ...

BRONX, New York (WABC) -- At a time when pharmaceuticals are making news about drug addiction and price gouging, there is a story that reminds us that some of the most effective medicines come from ...

With their bright eyes and prominent beards and mustaches, it’s easy to see how orangutans got their name; “orang” is Malay for person, while “hutan” means forest. Their similarity to humans doesn’t ...

Zoopharmacognosy is the process by which animals select and utilise biologically active substances to treat or prevent illness. While many species exhibit basic self-medication, chimpanzees provide ...

An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported ...