Medicines, poison or just business? The boom of traditional remedies
Dar es Salaam. Something quite extraordinary is unfolding across Tanzania’s major cities: the rapid proliferation of traditional medicine shops. This...
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Herbal Remedies for Hypertension: Insights from Trinidad
In the quest for alternative treatments to manage hypertension, the potential of herbal medicines has gained increasing attention. A recent...
K-cure: South Korea’s booming market for traditional (and novel) hangover remedies | South Korea
“Eighteen years ago, people didn’t even know the name of this ingredient,” says 58-year-old Gil Sa-hyeon, holding up a cluster...
Self-reliance in healthcare: N. Korean hospitals manufacture traditional remedies as drug crisis persists
Physicians in Pyongyang's People's Hospital No. 2 wearing masks. (Rodong Sinmun) Local hospitals across North Korea are actively manufacturing their...
TCM grows globally as herbal remedies, new technologies attract modern wellness seekers
A TCM practitioner performs acupuncture on a foreigner (right) in Quzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, on April 23, 2024. Photo:...
AI sifts Africa’s natural remedies for drug discovery
Africa is home to a vast array of flora and fauna. Picture shows lowland rainforest in Masoala National Park, Madagascar....
