Despite a long history of traditional medicinal use in the United States, the collection, consumption and efficacy of the peculiar forest plant aptly named ghost pipe, scientific name Monotropa ...

Appalachia’s ancient, unglaciated forests are a living pharmacy, rich in medicinal and aromatic plants shaped by centuries of Indigenous land stewardship, says WVU’s Kirsten Stephan.

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. Medicinal plants can produce diverse specialized metabolites with ...

Wild chimpanzees in Uganda appeared to seek out and eat specific plants with medicinal properties when they were sick. Anup Shah via Getty Images Chimpanzees may be using the forest like their own ...

This study is the first to scientifically document use of ghost pipe in North America, along with the growing influence of social media and the internet on how and why people are turning to ghost pipe ...