My affiliation with my Native American heritage has always ... American Indians have always used the herbs and plants around them as medicine. Treating the whole person is at the heart of American ...

He’s a friendly, homespun fellow whose love of the outdoors and subtle sense of humor enliven and enrich his passion for field botany and herbal medicine, particularly Native American herbalism.

Used as a healing plant in the 18th and 19th centuries, common boneset is now a plant needed just for rain gardens.

One pre-election gambit is to let Medicaid pay for Native American “traditional medicine.” The Health and Human Services Department last month approved requests by Arizona, California ...

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 ...

Native Americans of the Southeast stocked a heavy arsenal as they prepared for battle. An important part of this weaponry included medicine. The outcome of the wars, many believed, depended on the ...

The remedy that helped them heal was traditional Native American herbal medicine. “When I read that, I had to put the book down and process it,” she recalled. Allysia was awed by how a simple ...

While some might dismiss humor as frivolous, being able to find amusement even during times of trial is a value among Native American cultures. In fact—it’s a pathway to healing, says UC San Diego ...

She carried this plant back to Apache medicine men and elders ... is to preserve peyote in its natural habitat under the leadership and guidance of Native American peyote people, a stance Volat ...