Q&A: Coniferous resin and its extracts in wound healing—from folk tradition to modern medicine

Interest in plant-based wound treatments has grown due to traditional method limitations, antimicrobial resistance, and the ...
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Balboa Park's Trees For Health teaches visitors about medicinal plants

Balboa Park is rich with diverse attractions, museums and walking paths. It is also well-known for its botanical gardens, flush with plants — both distinguishable and obscure. But few visitors may ...
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Victory for medicinal plant highly prized for its resin

KARACHI: Gughar — a high value medicinal plant which has been declared protected under the Sindh Wildlife Protection Act 2020 — has now also been listed in the Appendix II of Convention on ...
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Ghana’s medicinal plants, the ‘first aid’ for communities, are under threat

Forest communities in southwestern Ghana use 70 species of medicinal trees to treat up to 83 ailments, according to a recent study. These plants contain high levels of bioactive compounds with ...
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Pepper Bark Tree: This medicinal tree in South Africa recently improved from from “endangered” to “vulnerable”

Pepper bark tree in South Africa is recovering after being endangered for years. Conservation with local communities and nurseries helped boost tree numbers. Tree's survival supports medicine, culture ...