From witchetty grubs to kangaroo apples, these native medicines are used to cure ills the traditional way. The Chinese drank tea from sweet wormwood leaves to cure chills and fevers, Egyptians used a ...

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.

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 ...