Tag: herbs

  • Nation & World

    Hearkening to herbs

    At the Harvard Herbaria, Steph Zabel is a curatorial assistant who digitizes collections of dried plant specimens. After working hours, she tends living and local plants, running her own herbalism businesses.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    How the garden grows

    Thanks to an abundant garden, the Harvard Faculty Club is saving money and producing even better-tasting food.

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Secrets of ancient Chinese remedy revealed

    For roughly 2,000 years, Chinese herbalists have treated malaria using a root extract, commonly known as chang shan, from a type of hydrangea that grows in Tibet and Nepal. More recent studies suggest that halofuginone, a compound derived from this extract’s bioactive ingredient, could be used to treat many autoimmune disorders as well. Now, researchers…

    4 minutes