Herbals & botanicals

A beige capsule beside a small heap of beige powder, and a green and white capsule beside a heap of brown powder, on a green surface.

Kratom explained: what the leaf is, how lab-made versions differ and what the evidence shows on risk

Oct 9, 2026

Garlic bulbs and loose pink-skinned cloves spilling from a hessian sack onto a wooden surface

Garlic lowered average blood sugar by half a point across 27 trials, but fasting glucose barely moved

Aug 25, 2026

Softgel and capsule supplements scattered across a marble surface beside small bowls

US supplement use hit 60% as multivitamins fell and ashwagandha rose, across 25 years of data

Jul 25, 2026