Archive - Nature's Pharmacy

Psilocybin and the Science of Longevity

New research from Emory School of Medicine (Atlanta, GA) and Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, TX) shows psilocybin may delay aging at the cellular…

Jul 23 •

Cassandra Quave

🎧 What’s on the Menu? with Nathalie Cooke

Menus are invaluable snapshots of the food consumed at specific moments in time and place.

Jul 21 •

Cassandra Quave

Beyond Brewing: Terpene and Genetic Variation of Wild Hops

Research from the Quave (Emory Univ.) and Hajdari (Univ. Prishtina) labs finds that Kosovo’s wild hop populations harbor rich chemical and genetic…

Jul 18 •

Cassandra Quave

Pomegranate Power: How Fruit Waste Could Fight Superbugs

New research from the Quave (Emory Univ.) and Zara (Univ. Sassari) labs uncovers punicalagin, a polyphenol from pomegranate peels, as a potent natural…

Jul 16 •

Cassandra Quave

“Roots of Beauty” Workshop from Italy

A recording from Cassandra Quave's live video

Jul 11 •

Cassandra Quave

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Botanicals for Solar Photoprotection

UV radiation accelerates skin aging, but emerging research highlights the protective potential of certain botanicals.

Jul 8 •

Cassandra Quave

How does sunscreen work?

Excessive ultraviolet radiation can damage your skin. Here's how sunscreen helps protect it.

Jul 3 •

Cassandra Quave

June 2025

The Tears of Chios

As wildfires blaze across the island this week, are the iconic mastic groves of Chios once again at risk?

Jun 26 •

Cassandra Quave

The Oracle at the Center of the World

Reflections on a visit to Delphi.

Jun 23 •

Cassandra Quave

Shepherd's Purse

A small plant of the cabbage/mustard family with medicinal, food, and cosmetic applications.

Jun 17 •

Cassandra Quave

20 Years of Sharing and Learning at the Intersection of Plants and People

Notes from the Society for Ethnobotany Meeting in Prague

Jun 13 •

Cassandra Quave

While elderberry fruit extracts are a popular supplement ingredient, there is much to love about elderflowers as well!

Jun 5 •

Cassandra Quave

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