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For centuries, medicinal plants were used by our ancestors for everything from toothaches to insomnia, and local plant knowledge was passed down from generation to generation. Now, with the convenience...

Under the shade of the canopy in the Brazilian rainforest, there grows a lush plant called Muira Puama. What is Muira Puama? This plant—known botanically as Ptychopetalum olacoides—is a small...

They say that history has a lot of salacious stories, and we wouldn’t be surprised if some of these involved the blue lotus flower. Known as the Egyptian water lily,...

Throughout tropical West Africa, a shrub-like tree can be found that is known to the locals as “Akuamma” and to the international community as vincamajordine or Picralima nitida.The seeds of...

Kratom powder is still fairly new to the Western world but has already caused a stir in the media and even in the government. If you are new to kratom,...

There are a lot of kratom varieties out there, but Thai kratom is in a class by itself. In terms of Thai kratom’s effects, quality, and potency, you can count...