The Sandpaper Leaf’s Medicinal Uses
I was taking a walk recently and saw Ficus exasperata, known as ewe eepin, in front of a…
PM Modi Pitches Tech-Enabled Ayurveda as India’s Next Global Health Export
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has positioned Ayurveda at the centre of India’s future health-tech and wellness…
Euphorbia Heterophylla (Ewe tebaje): Benefits & Uses
It has become a ritual for me to check Punch newspaper’s Facebook page for readers’ comments on my…
FG Documents Traditional Medicine Practitioners in Nigeria
The Nigerian Natural Medicine Development Agency says it has started creating a comprehensive national database of traditional medicine…
Scientists Tested a Brazilian Arthritis Folk Medicine and The Results Surprised Them in a Good Way
A. littoralis. Credit: [email protected] In coastal communities across Brazil, people have used the plant Alternanthera littoralis—sometimes referred to…
Tanzania, India sign agreement to advance traditional medicine
Dar es Salaam. The governments of Tanzania and India have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop,…
Illegal Wildlife Trade Tied to Drugs, Arms, and Human Trafficking
In 2021 investigators in South Africa received a tip that a Vietnamese organized crime ring was operating out…
QuickCheck: Does camphor cause cancer?
CAMPHOR has been used for centuries in a range of medical, industrial and cultural practices, particularly in traditional…
Indigenous knowledge and plant species used as mosquito repellents in the West Nile Subregion, Uganda | Tropical Medicine and Health
Documented plants with mosquito repellent properties Although several plant species with insect-repelling properties exist in the tropics [21],…
All praise for Ayurveda, Brazilian vice-prez wishes he had time to get treated for back pain at AIIA
Brazilian Vice-President Geraldo Alckmin on Thursday appreciated the contribution of Ayurveda in preventive and sustainable healthcare, and said…
Women taking healthcare to villages: Empowering rural India with Ayurveda
Across vast rural India, there is a stark lack of access to good healthcare. And yet, a revolutionary…
MOH evaluating traditional indigenous medicine for official recognition – Dzulkefly | Malaysia
THE Ministry of Health (MOH) is evaluating the potential of traditional indigenous medicine to be officially recognised under…