African Americans play a huge role in America’s culture – that also includes a history of herbal remedies. Ruby Daniels grew ...

after observing a patient with dropsy (edema) improve following the use of a traditional herbal mixture containing foxglove and other plants. Since then, the fields of botany and medicine have ...

George Adams, an elder in the Nooksack tribe in Washington, looks over canoe paddlers before giving a ceremonial speech. Photo: Courtesy of "yourenoindian.com." ...

Peyote has been used spiritually in ceremonies, and as a medicine by Native American people for millennia. It contains several psychoactive compounds, primarily mescaline, which is a hallucinogen.