Tobacco, historically known for its harmful effects, may become the future of pharmaceutical production through genetic ...

Unlike true teas, which are brewed from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant, herbal teas are made from dried fruits, flowers, spices, or herbs. In addition to being delicious, some herbal ...

Depending on the types of herbs involved, tinctures can include various parts of the plant. Some of the most common parts in herbal tinctures include: dried leaves bark berries roots fresh leaves ...

For example, they suspect a kampo finding known as shofuku-fujin may be associated with lower than average life-span ... Some 80% of the herbal plants used in kampo are imported from China ...

Flora is integral to traditional and modern Kyoto life. Japan's oldest public botanical garden which celebrates its centennial and a medicinal plant garden preserve rare plants for posterity.