The Purple Datura is a species of plant that is extensively used for Ayurvedic and religious purposes in India and now is ...

The societal pressure for women to maintain youthful appearances has led to widespread use of chemical-laden hair dyes, despite their potential health risks. In South Asia, traditional plant-based ...

"Some of those chemicals are used medicinally, some are toxic, some have to defend the plant from being eaten, some plants protect themselves with spines and thorns, and some of those chemicals ...

Skin contact with the oil of a poison sumac plant leads to an itchy, burning, allergic skin reaction. You can’t contract the rash from another person, but the plant’s oil can transfer from ...

While all parts of these plants are poisonous, the greatest concentrations lie in the bulbs. Consuming large amounts can even be deadly to humans and pets. But that doesn’t mean you have to get ...

New “slow flower” farms grow beautiful blooms—without health-harming chemicals used by overseas operations that dominate the U.S. flower market ...

Dogs cannot enter any bathing facilities, including those at New York City beaches. However, from Oct. 1 through May 1, ...

Dealing with poison ivy, oak, or sumac exposure can be uncomfortable and frustrating. These plants contain urushiol oil, which triggers allergic reactions when it comes into contact with the skin. For ...

When it comes to hair oils, the options seem endless. And while almost all of them claim to provide some sort of benefit to ...

A MUM has come under fire after she dyed her young daughter’s hair blue. Mother-of-two Taylor Wall explained that her little ...

Five elk calves died last month after browsing on highly toxic landscape shrubs ... yesterday. The plant—a non-native ornamental known as Japanese yew—has caused multiple die-offs in the ...