(Natural News) Treating a wound is an essential survival skill. You can learn it through first aid training or you can improvise using medicinal plants when in a pinch. These plants have natural antiseptic properties that can help protect wounds from infection and support the skin’s natural healing process. (h/t to PrimalSurvivor.net) Wound-healing herbs and plants […]

(Natural News) The avocado is considered one of the healthiest fruits on the planet. This superfruit is packed with nutrients and healthy fats that promote heart health. Hence, it’s no surprise that it has found its way to the top of the list of the most consumed fruits, together with apple and berries. But while the […]

(Natural News) An African medicinal plant might be a potential means of treating infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Researchers from Côte d’Ivoire studied the therapeutic potential of extracts from cherry mahogany (Tieghemella heckelii), a tree that grows in certain African countries like Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire. S. aureus is one of the bacteria commonly […]

(Natural News) The Chinese ground orchid (Bletilla striata) is a hardy ornamental plant that originated from East Asia. In traditional medicine, the tuber of the plant is used as an ingredient in remedies for infectious diseases. A recent study reported that these rhizomes could be potential sources of natural antibiotic and bactericidal medicine. The excessive […]

(Natural News) Côte d’Ivoire researchers tested cherry mahogany (Tieghemella heckelii) for its antibacterial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). They reported that extracts from the stem bark of the African medicinal plant were able to inhibit the growth of different strains of the drug-resistant pathogenic microbe. The study was supported by the Institut Pasteur Côte d’Ivoire. Its findings were […]

(Natural News) Chinese researchers examined the antibiotic potential of phenanthrene, a fraction derived from the tuber of the Chinese ground orchid (Bletilla striata). They reported that phenanthrenes showed significant bactericidal and bacteriostatic effects on several pathogenic strains of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. The research was supported by the Zhejiang Chinese Medical University. The outcome was published […]

(Natural News) Food-borne diseases are a common public health concern, and with the prevalence of drug-resistant bacteria, or the so-called “superbugs,” the need for viable solutions is only growing bigger. But nature once again offers an effective solution in the form of coriander oil. Coriander oil is known to be toxic to various strains of pathogenic […]