Medicine & TechnologyJapanese Cornel Cherry is frequently used in Chinese herbal medicine as a tonic and astringent to nourish the kidney and liver, and as a treatment to several ailments.
A study led recently found that a ginger root's bioactive compound called 6-gingerol is an effective treatment in combatting the mechanism that fuels specific autoimmune diseases in mice.
A toxin from the birthwort plant may be the reason behind millions of kidney diseases with an unknown causes. Scientists have discovered the plant's toxin to be a global problem despite its use as traditional medicine for centuries.