As an herbal remedy, corn silk has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese and Native American medicine. It’s still used today in many countries, including China, France, Turkey ...

Although spiritually symbolic, lotus is prominent in the herbal pharmacopeias of Chinese, Indian, Ayurvedic and Native American medicine, as well as a staple food and medicinal herb. Adams tells ...

Skullcap is a flowering plant long used in traditional medicine. Supplements may provide health benefits, including improved mood, reduced inflammation, and anticancer effects. However, research ...

Issues of sustainable development, resource management and ecological restoration all include Native American stakeholders. Federal agencies are required to consult with tribes on a ...

Forty years ago, the American Indian Religious Freedom Act finally finally extended that right to the country’s Native citizens ... for up to 30 days. Any medicine man convicted of encouraging ...

Hundreds flocked to Randall’s Island Monday for Indigenous Peoples Day, an event organizers say is swiftly becoming a ...

When an activist for American Indian rights meets fans ... Alcohol is a powerful medicine that weakens natural healing medicines, so it's not a good idea to mix medicines. Thank you for asking.

For Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride Month, Dennis Zotigh, a cultural specialist at the National Museum of the American Indian, invited Native friends to tell us how their ...

For the second consecutive election cycle, voters in the 8th District face an unfortunate choice. They must decide between a ...

Victor Ambros, a New Hampshire native who was a professor at Dartmouth Medical School from 1992-2007, is one of two Americans ...

The work by Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun is “proving to be fundamentally important for how organisms develop and ...

We’re now a few weeks into the official start of fall, and it comes with shorter days and longer nights. On Sunday, Nov. 3, ...