A study reveals that the Latin American jatobá plant has powerful anti-inflammatory compounds in its bark, leaves, and seeds.

As the opioid epidemic continues to claim lives, UC Irvine researchers have identified a plant extract that may help fight opiate addiction. The COVID-19 pandemic has further worsened the opioid ...

The research shows that the Joseph's Coat plant possesses the ability to reduce inflammation, relieve pain, and provide ...

In the first posting of this two-part blog, we described how plants and animals engaged in a coevolutionary process, in which each developed defensive measures against the other, in a cyclic manner (1 ...

The agribusiness giant ADM has agreed to buy Brazil’s Yerbalatina, a maker of plant-based extracts and ingredients. ADM says the deal will expand offerings in its health and wellness segment, which ...

Scientists in Germany have come up with a method for extracting the precious element germanium from plants. The element is a semi-conductor and was used to develop the first transistor because it is ...

Research from Israel has illustrated pure CBD wasn’t as effective as at alleviating pain as extracts from the flowers of a high CBD strain. The extract from the high CBD strain contained 17.9 percent ...

In 2017, Gavin Stonehouse, a graduate student in plant biology at Colorado State University, started cultivating hemp plants in a special soil mixture dosed with varying levels of selenium. A mineral ...