In coastal communities across Brazil, people have used the plant Alternanthera littoralis—sometimes referred to locally as ...

Scientists are exploring an unexpected candidate in the search for better arthritis treatments, a hardy plant that has been ...

A plant used in Brazilian medicine has scientific potential to help people with arthritis and other inflammatory conditions.

The research shows that the Joseph's Coat plant possesses the ability to reduce inflammation, relieve pain, and provide anti-arthritis effects ...

Scientists say an ancient Brazilian herb could one day help ease agonising arthritis pain after promising early research ...

There was a time when if you wanted colorful leaves in partial sun to somewhat shady exposures, coleus was your only option. That was then, but Alternanthera is now. Alternanthera (al-ter-NAN-the-ra) ...

* Botanical name: Alternanthera dentata 'LRU30' * What it is: A trailing, non-flowering annual grown for its season-long, thumbnail-sized burgundy leaves that have brighter ruby-red undersides. * Size ...

India (Bengal): leaves cooked and eaten; (Madras Presidency): leaves used as greens; (Garhwal Himalayas): shoots, including stem eaten. Tanzania (Mahenge and Morogoro districts): leaves boiled; water ...

Common names: Purple alternanthera, purple joyweed, ruby leaf alternanthera. The genus Alternanthera has approximately 200 species worldwide native to southern Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, ...