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A historical trail through its medicinal properties.
The Gila monster gave humans a treatment for diabetes. What other medical miracles are we losing by failing to protect wildlife and ecosystems?
That pre-sleep herbal tea may be doing many people a lot of good.
The root of the black cohosh plant has a long history of use in Europe and became popular around the world after receiving German approval as a non-prescription drug for hot flushes in 2000.
In many instances complementary medicines have no added benefit when compared to a placebo, or weak evidence of effectiveness.
There are several natural remedies that have can help reduce cancer cells.
Complementary and alternative medicine could alleviate many of the access problems within primary health care in South Africa’s rural areas if it was fully integrated into the system.
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Researcher, University of the Western Cape
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Professor and Director South African Herbal Science and Medicine Institute (SAHSMI), University of the Western Cape
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PhD (Human Physiology), Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Senior Research Fellow, NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Western Sydney University
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Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney
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Entomologist, Zoologist and Visiting Research Fellow, University of Leeds
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Reader in Molecular Biology, University of Edinburgh
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Professor in Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling
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Reader in Psychology, University of York
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Principal Lecturer, Microbiology and Biomedical Science Practice, Fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Science, University of Brighton
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Postdoctoral fellow, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor and Head of The Sustainable Materials Research Group, University of Leeds
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Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut
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Post-doctoral researcher in Palaeobiology, University of New England
