In the early 20th century, scientists identified guanidine derivatives in the plant as the compounds responsible for its glucose-lowering effects. However, these early drugs were also soon ...

The earliest evidence for the use of plants as drugs—possibly for medication or a pick-me-up—may have been found amid human remains in a 15,000-year-old cave burial in North Africa.

The plant leaves have long been used as a stimulant ... Today, cocaine is a Schedule II drug in the U.S. because of its addictiveness and high potential for abuse. Psilocybin mushrooms, also ...

At Chavín de Huántar, archaeologists discovered a network of hidden rooms they called galleries, built into the larger stone ...

The firms that are overdue for safety and quality inspections represent about 42% of the 4,700 plants that are currently registered to produce drugs for the U.S. and previously underwent FDA review ...

And it’s not just drugs. A heat-loving bacterium from Yellowstone ... up rules to ensure countries have legal rights to physical plants and animals within their borders. But the current ...

The overdue drug plants identified by the AP represent about 42% of the firms that are currently registered to produce drugs for the U.S. and previously underwent FDA surveillance inspections ...

There were antibiotics derived from fungi, anticancer drugs from plants and painkillers from animal venom. Dr. Cernak thought it was time for pharmaceutical chemists to give back. “To me it’s ...

The firms that are overdue for safety and quality inspections represent about 42% of the 4,700 plants that are currently registered to produce drugs for the U.S. and previously underwent FDA ...