A clump of wild snowdrop plants with white droopy blooms attached to bright green vegetation

Thanks to Facebook, New Plant Discovered – May Help With Alzheimer’s

Facebook vacation photos of beautiful snowdrop plants launched an investigation that culminated in the discovery of a new medicinal plant that may help combat Alzheimer's disease.
Close up of pineapple-shaped flowers of the autumn pineapple flower plant

Can Medicinal Plants Regenerate Bone Tissue?

South Africa's autumn pineapple flower is creating a buzz in the medical community for its possible use in regenerating bone tissue.
Nectar bat lapping nectar from Jatoba flower at night

Bats Buy Into Jatoba’s ‘Sweet Rain’ – Help Pollinate

The medicinal plant Jatoba provides health benefits for people and nutrition for pollinators like nectar bats.
Close up of mossy green liverwort growing in rocky environment

Liverwort – Even Better Than CBD?

Liverwort may be considered a primitive plant, but it could some day compete with medical marijuana for its therapeutic benefits.
A small plant grows by itself in an otherwise, barren, rocky environment

Study Shows Medicinal Plants Are Hiding – From Us

With some 15,000 medicinal plants on the verge of extinction, survivors are evolving in curious ways – just so we can't find them.