Elecampane root is an herbal supplement used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Available research suggests it has potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and even potential anticancer properties. It ...

Brain-eating amoeba causes a rare but often deadly disease called PAM Only a few people who contract the pathogen end up surviving Researchers found a compound in medicinal herb that can potentially ...

With its shaggy yellow daisy flowers, it’s a beaut Maybe it’s the uninspiring name, but hooker’s inula (spin that to get the Latin title, Inula hookeri) hasn’t caught on yet. I don’t know why, because ...

Species of the genus Inula are rich sources of specialised metabolites, notably sesquiterpene lactones (such as alantolactone and tomentosin), flavonoids (including luteolin, quercetin and their ...

China; leaves eaten and reported to contain a bitter element. This site is provided to Mr. Freedman by Dr. Jules Janick, Emeritus Professor and Former James Troop Distinguished Professor of ...