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https://ayushportal.nic.in/ Research portal from the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Ministry of Ayush, Government of India

Two recent studies showing the link between heatwaves and accelerated aging: Chen, S., Liu, Y., Yi, Y. et al. Long-term impacts of heatwaves on accelerated ageing. Nat. Clim. Chang. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02407-w Eun Young Choi, Jennifer A. Ailshire. Ambient outdoor heat...

This thread will be used to discuss the effects of extreme heat on health, and how to mitigate its effects

See our blog post on this study: https://herbforum.org/2025/08/28/news/living-near-an-ocean-might-extend-lifespan/ Yanni Cao, Ria Martins, Jianyong Wu. Unveiling complexity in blue spaces and life expectancy. Environmental Research, 2025; 281: 121981 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.121981

Different traditional systems of health have made statements about different types of terrain (e.g., mountains, near an ocean, in a valley, hot and dry deserts, etc. and their potential effects on health. I recall Ayurveda specifically commenting on this. There are also modern findings and...

Vitamin D Supplementation: To D or Not to D? https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(24)00034-X/fulltext From the conclusion:

The Clearpath School of Herbal Medicine has a short article on night-blooming cactus: https://clearpathherbals.com/medicinal-herbs/medicinal-benefits-night-blooming-cereus-cactus/

This thread will be used to discuss night-blooming cactus.

https://www.meandqi.com/tcm-education-center/symptoms-list/nosebleed

This channel has a lot of relevant content: https://www.youtube.com/@shangshunginstituteschoolo9502/videos

https://jessicabaker.blog/

Ancient medicinal plants of South America https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1906805116

https://www.wildamericanginseng.org/

King's American Dispensatory, 1898, was written by Harvey Wickes Felter, M.D., and John Uri Lloyd, Phr. M., Ph. D. https://www.henriettes-herb.com/eclectic/kings/index.html

Culpeper's Complete Herbal https://archive.org/details/cu31924001353279

herblist (Henriette Kress) https://www.henriettes-herb.com/archives/herblist/rules.html

Knowledge and Context in Tibetan Medicine https://brill.com/display/title/55111?language=en From the publisher: