herbal medicine
A Snapshot of the Annual Himalayan Viagra Quest That Didn't Happen
Nepalese villagers usually spend June collecting aphrodisiac mushrooms that sprout from caterpillar heads. But not this year.
An Indian Yoga Guru’s ‘COVID-19 Cure’ Invited Controversy, a Criminal Complaint and State Bans
The company's founder, Baba Ramdev, claims the product enjoys a success rate of 100 percent. Two state bans and a criminal complaint suggests otherwise.
Getting High on a Thai Tree with Psychoactive Leaves
'HAMILTON'S PHARMACOPEIA' investigates the science behind kratom, a Southeast Asian tree with psychotropic properties.
The Healing Power of a Good Chinese Soup
Soups and broths hold a special place in both Chinese cuisine and traditional medicine, thought help to restore the balance of yin and yang in the body.
Step Inside the Floating Pharmacy Where Your Medicine Is Freshly Foraged
From her barge-cum-apothecary on a canal, Melissa Ronaldson treats patients using plants and spices she forages for nearby.
West Philly's Herbal Medicine Man Makes Edible Magic
West Philadelphia isn’t known as a mecca for shamans and mystics, but that's where I went in search of a medicine man who mixes secret blends of herbs into healing concoctions he sells in old whiskey bottles.