Cassandra Quave

Author; curator, Herbariu; associate Professor of Dermatology and Human Health, Emory University

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For centuries, plants and herbs — from peppermint and chamomile to aspirin and opium — have been long known to hold medicinal qualities.

How plant-based remedies could help save us from superbugs

For centuries, plants and herbs — from peppermint and chamomile to aspirin and opium — have been long known to hold medicinal qualities.

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