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09/19/2018 / By Edsel Cook

The medicinal benefits of cordyceps mushroom can be enhanced with lactic acid bacteria

Since ancient times, cordyceps mushroom has been widely used as a traditional medicine that assists the immune system in fighting off disease and infection. Korean researchers were recently able to further empower the immune activity of the traditional medicine by using lactic acid bacteria to ferment the mushrooms. The resulting probiotic product is even more […]

09/18/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo

The wound healing properties of the Haliotis diversicolor shell (abalone)

Researchers have revealed that the shell of Haliotis diversicolor, known as shijueming or abalone, has potential in treating burns. The study, which was published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, used in vitro and in vivo models to evaluate the effect of H. diversicolor on wound healing. The shell of H. diversicolor is a traditional Chinese medicine used to […]

01/10/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

More “folk medicine” holds up under scientific scrutiny: The fruit of an evergreen tree in Bangladesh found to reduce fever, pain, inflammation

Yellow Myrobalan (Terminalia citrina) is a type of large flowering plant widely found across India and Pakistan. Its fruits are of particular interest, as they’ve utilized in many kinds of simplistic medicinal applications. The pharmacological potential of these fruits hasn’t been fully explored until recently, when numerous Pakistani researchers from various institutions took it upon […]

09/05/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Three medicinal herbs native to Saudi Arabia discovered to hold powerful anti-cancer properties

Three medicinal plants used in Saudi Arabian traditional medicine have been found to have powerful anti-cancer properties. Researchers from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have said that their new research may lead to better and cheaper treatment plans for cancer. The team was curious to see how effective herbal medicines were […]

07/31/2017 / By Russel Davis

Powerful anti-HIV medicine discovered in Asian herb that might out-perform all synthetic drugs

An evergreen plant that grows abundantly throughout Southeast Asia contains a powerful compound that outperforms a clinically-used drug against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a study in the Journal of Natural Compounds revealed. The plant, known as willow-leaved justicia, is native to China and is found to grow extensively in India, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia. Researchers said a newly-identified chemical called patentiflorin […]

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