Siquijor is famous for its population of faith healers, a practice that traces back even before the Spaniards arrived on ...

Citing diabetes as the fourth leading cause of death and affecting approximately 4.4 million Filipinos, the researchers led by Assistant Professor Raymond Fernando Yu aims "to provide a locally ...

Trekking and pilgrimages remain strictly prohibited at Mt. Kanlaon on Negros Island, including this Holy Week. The Regional ...

After decades of studies, researchers from the University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) have developed a natural treatment for gout, a type of inflammatory arthritis, and ...

On March 16, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza ... Aside from yerba buena, there are nine other medicinal plant species approved by the Department of Health and the Food and Drug ...

It added that these phytochemicals, extracted from Philippine medicinal plants, have been studied for their "potential role in managing metabolic disorders." As of writing, the university said ...

On Tuesday, the public can get a close-up look at the now-infamous seeds during a special viewing at the museum. In addition, ...

The rapid loss of plant genetic diversity poses a serious threat to food security, biodiversity, and climate resilience.

Narra declared the national tree of the Philippines in 1934 ... the monarch rosemallow are often mistaken for the cannabis plant (marijuana). It is often eaten with vegetables or used as a medicinal ...