Aboriginal Australians have used native plants as bush medicine for tens of thousands of years. On Larrakia land, medical students are learning how nature can heal.

NHULUNBUY, Australia (Reuters) - As the campfire burns slowly, a group of Aborigines build a "place of healing" in a remote outback camp where they will treat the ill using traditional bush medicines.

Bush medicine is Caribbean traditional plant medicine used as teas, juices, ointments, and “coolings.” It may be used alone or in combination with conventional treatments. Research is still limited, ...

For centuries, people all over the world have been using medical plants to fight infections, boost wound healing, and for religious ceremonies. And for centuries, scientists have been trying to ...

A healthier Australian diet could include some of the foods Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have used for millennia, if a South Australian nurseryman has his way. Loading... Australia is ...