Plants benefit us in so many ways. From ornamentals bringing joy, to crops making delicious meals, and herbs adding fragrance to our yards. Another lesser spoken about category is medicinal plants.

STORY: Scientists are using AI to find potential new medicines - in plants. They say artificial intelligence can predict which unexplored plant species might hold potential for novel treatments. The ...

Sylvia Mitchell (left) is Head of the Medicinal Plant Biotechnology Research Group in the Biotechnology Centre at the University of the West Indies (UWI; Mona, Jamaica). She founded this research ...

ENCINITAS, Calif. — About 20 to 30 years ago, the use of medicinal plant gardens for drug research slowed down in part because there was no living collection that could be used sustainably or ...

The company, which is currently working with about 80 farmers, is still working on its grading machinery and is in talks with a couple of companies, including one from abroad ...