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Nature’s way of healing

By Preciosa S. Soliven | September 18, 2014 - 12:00am

I am here in Honolulu, Hawaii attending the “Bromeliad in Paradise” World Bromeliad Conference hosted by the Bromeliad Society with my horticulturist friend Ray Ong and one of my science teachers, Alejandro...

Education and Home

RiteMed launches herbal cough product

December 13, 2011 - 12:00am

RiteMed, a division of Filipino multinational United Laboratories, Inc., has launched StopCoughLagundi, a herbal medicine that signals its entry into the burgeoning industry that has its roots in a government program...

Health And Family

10-in-1 coffee for Pinoys

October 17, 2011 - 12:00am

Moreishi 10-in-1 coffee is not your ordinary instant coffee because it combines coffee, non-dairy creamer, fructose, and seven premium herbs in one sachet.

Business

Geckos just 'tip of iceberg' in illegal wildlife trade

By Christina Mendez | August 9, 2011 - 12:00am

Environment experts yesterday advised the Senate committee on trade and commerce that the rampant sale of tuko or geckos are...

Metro

Export potential seen for Phl herbal products

By Norman Sison | February 7, 2011 - 12:00am

Visit a Health Express store and you will find six herbal products there with labels that Filipinos from remote provincial areas might readily understand.

Business As Usual

Traditional medicine in the modern world

May 11, 2003 - 12:00am

Traditional medicine is slowly establishing its rightful place in today’s modern world. The World Health Organization (WHO) claimed that 40-80 per cent of the population of third world countries depend on traditional...

Agriculture

Herb it!

By Tonette V. Salazar | October 20, 2002 - 12:00am

Herbs have been valued for their medical properties for over 5,000 years. India uses them as part of the Ayurveda holistic system of healing. The Chinese apothecary relies solely on herbs. The Philippines, however,...

Starweek Magazine

2002 Bio-Search

By FROM THE STANDS | By Domini M. Torrevillas | June 18, 2002 - 12:00am

It’s back to basics, folks. We city folks are used to taking medication that’s manufactured by multinationals (which is one of the reasons why medicines are costly). But the Food and Agriculture Organization...

Opinion