When scientists reported last week that diuretics can be better than newer, more expensive drugs for treating high blood pressure, many people may have wondered: Can I get the same effects from herbal ...

PHILADELPHIA — Herbal shampoo and medicine makers could learn something from American Indians about harvesting medicinal and aromatic plants without endangering some vanishing and valuable species.

Slimming down is supposed to be healthy. It was not in the case of a woman who developed a series of serious neurological problems after losing forty pounds over an eleven-month period, according to a ...

More than 1 in 9 children and teens use herbal supplements or some other form of alternative medicine, the government said Wednesday, citing a new national survey. It's the first time children's use ...

The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into a company that markets a popular diet supplement containing ephedra. Some believe the herbal stimulant has dangerous and sometimes ...

Proceedings from the September 2002 Workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, organized by the Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group, hosted by WWF-EARPO, and Faciitated by the College of African Wildlife ...