Plants benefit us in so many ways. From ornamentals bringing joy, to crops making delicious meals, and herbs adding fragrance to our yards. Another lesser spoken about category is medicinal plants.

VALPARAISO — Lawn mowing is a summertime activity most people either enjoy or dread. No matter which, those who mow probably don’t know they are passing over “weeds” often used to relieve ailments ...

An occasional bird darts through the gray, late winter sky. Sparse branches offer nothing to nibble on, so the birds move on. But it is a group of human foragers that hovers over a Durham backyard ...

Gyatso Bista remembers the sacks of kutki. As a child learning to become a healer in Nepal’s kingdom of Lo Manthang, Bista ...