The sap of agave plants, which is toxic to people if it's not cooked, is harvested from the heart of the plant. It's then extracted, filtered, and heated to create the product sold in stores.

Animals from primates to bees have been found to self-medicate in one form or another — and great apes are no exception. One ...

Some of the most eye-catching plant cultivars can be invasive, poisonous, or attractive to unwelcome insects. Of course, what’s bad in one garden might be OK in another. It depends on matters ...

Only six years old at the time, I was at first put off by these garish plants. Such strange and vibrant flowers seemed out of place among the respectable beans, peppers, spinach, and other ...

“Ingredients like bearberry plant, mulberry root, Saxifraga sarmentosa and Scutellaria baicalensis extract tackle the deepest of pigmentation marks, age spots and sun damage,” says Hilditch.

Plus, check out these less disturbing “did you know” facts about the British royal family. The strings of string instruments were originally made from the guts of animals like sheep or lambs.

Arbutin is an extract of the bearberry plant and can help to brighten the skin. This Alpha Arbutin Serum has a safe level of 2% arbutin (too much arbutin can be dangerous), and nearly 70% of ...

A naturally occurring compound found in the leaves of the bearberry plant (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), arbutin inhibits melanin production, effectively reducing the appearance of melasma ...

These hardy pioneers include gold-colored deer’s hair, alpine bilberry, lapland rosebay, bearberry willow, mountain sandwort, and alpine holygrass, among others. The alpine plant community of the High ...

Given that National Education Cholesterol Month is this September, stockpiling some cholesterol facts may be in line. Learning more will clear up the confusion and help you to dodge the fat in ...