8 plants from South Africa may hold potential for treating high blood pressure
Medicinal plants are an integral part of African culture, one of the oldest and most diverse in the world

Study of African traditional medicine will begin world-first clinical trial
Described as a hotspot of botanical diversity, there are more than 20,000 indigenous plant species in South Africa.

Trial shows no clear benefit from cannabis for patients with MS
The three year cannabis in multiple sclerosis trial, involving more than 600 patients in the United Kingdom, has yielded no definitive verdict on

New rules for homoeopathic remedies anger UK peers
The health of patients in the United Kingdom could be at risk after rules governing the licensing of homoeopathic medicines were changed

Researchers investigate potential use of plant as a pain killer
The active ingredient, resiniferatoxin, was isolated in the 1970s. It is a potent analogue of capsaicin, the substance that gives chilli peppers their pungency.

Minority ethnic groups have poor cancer care
People from minority ethnic groups in Britain are not getting the cancer care they need, according to data published this month by the Cancer Research Campaign.

Plan for Amazonian jungle medicines is threatened
Ethnic and political arguments have paralysed an ambitious scheme to make an inventory of indigenous medicinal plants and remedies in Venezuela's Amazon jungle that could be used to develop drugs to fight cancer and AIDS.

The ethnobiology of the Haitian zombi
Abstract: For many years students of Haitian society have suggested that there is an ethnopharmacological basis for the notorious zombies, the living dead of peasant folklore

Scared to Death
This article examines the phenomenon of self-willed death, or the "bone-pointing syndrome."

Dead Man Walking
This is an account of the man who learned the secret behind the zombie legend, and the ensuing controversy.

"Cricket singing means rain": semiotic meaning of insects in the district of Pedra Branca, Bahia State, northeastern Brazil
This paper deals with the semiotic meanings which are given both to the appearance and/or behavior of insect species according to the ethnoentomological knowledge of the inhabitants of the village of Pedra Branca, Bahia State, Brazil.

Ethnomedical science and African medical practice
The ethnomedical sciences are ethnobotany, ethnobiology, ethnopharmacology and phytotherapy.

The importance of weeds in ethnopharmacology
Abstract: Tropical primary forest is often considered to be the most important habitat for traditional peoples to gather medicinal plants.

Ethnobiology of the Nilgiri hills, India
Abstract: The Nilgiri is a popular massif towering high in the Western Ghats in South India with an altitude of 2623 m.

Some unique ethnomedicinal uses of plants used by the Korku tribe of Amravati district of Maharashtra, India
Abstract: The present ethnobotanical study was carried out among the ethnic groups (Korku tribe) in the Chikhaldara, Achalpur and parts of Morshi in Amravati district of Maharashtra, India.

Anti-quorum sensing activity of medicinal plants in southern Florida
Bacterial intercellular communication, or quorum sensing (QS), controls the pathogenesis of many medically important organisms.

Ethnophysiology and contraceptive use among low-income women in urban Brazil
Distrust and dissatisfaction with contraceptive methods among low-income Brazilian women contributes to incorrect contraceptive use, harmful health risks, and an extensive reliance on surgical sterilization.

First comprehensive contribution to medical ethnobotany of Western Pyrenees
An ethnobotanical and medical study was carried out in the Navarre Pyrenees, an area known both for its high biological diversity and its cultural significance.

Traditional knowledge of wild edible plants used in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal): a comparative study
The paper aims to evaluate the knowledge, diversity and cultural significance of wild edible plants used in six rural areas of the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula

Inflammation and Native American medicine: the role of botanicals
The authors review some of the studies of the immunomodulatory activities of botanicals used by native peoples of North America...