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Plants of the boreal forest: Using traditional Indigenous medicine to create modern treatments

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
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This article is part of La Conversation Canada’s series The boreal forest: A thousand secrets, a thousand dangers La Conversation Canada invites you to take a virtual walk in the heart of the boreal forest.

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  • This article is part of La Conversation Canada’s series The boreal forest: A thousand secrets, a thousand dangers La Conversation Canada invites you to take a virtual walk in the heart of the boreal forest.
  • These products are deeply rooted in ancestral knowledge and traditions and are passed down from generation to generation in Indigenous communities.
  • Some molecules isolated from plants have become major therapeutic agents in modern medicine.

The boreal forest: a source of natural medicines

    • The LASEVE team has studied a number of plant species from the boreal forest that are used in traditional Indigenous medicine.
    • The bunchberry (Cornus canadensis), for example, is traditionally used as an antiviral remedy by First Nations peoples.
    • Our research on this species has shown that the leaf extract has therapeutic activity against herpes simplex type 1 (HSV-1), a virus responsible for cold sores.
    • This activity is due to the high content of phenolic compounds in the extract.

Adaptogenic plants from the boreal forest

    • Adaptogenic plants are attracting attention from researchers as a response to this challenge.
    • These plants have a regulating effect, particularly on our immune system, which improves the body’s ability to adapt to environmental stress.
    • Echinacea, astragalus and the famous ginseng are just a few examples of adaptogenic plants.
    • In conclusion, our research group has been working for several years to explore the therapeutic potential hidden in boreal forest plants.

Yew Bio-Pharm Group Announces New Cosmetic Subsidiary

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021
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EL MONTE, California, March 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yew Bio-Pharm Group, Inc. (OTCQB:YEWB) (YEWB or the Company), a major grower and seller of yew trees, yew raw materials used in the manufacture of traditional Chinese medicine, handicraft products made from yew timber and yew candle and soap made with yew essential oil in China, announced that it recently organized a new subsidiary in Guangzhou, China which focuses on yew (Taxus Cupsidata) related cosmetic product development, online sales and integrated marketing.

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  • EL MONTE, California, March 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yew Bio-Pharm Group, Inc. (OTCQB:YEWB) (YEWB or the Company), a major grower and seller of yew trees, yew raw materials used in the manufacture of traditional Chinese medicine, handicraft products made from yew timber and yew candle and soap made with yew essential oil in China, announced that it recently organized a new subsidiary in Guangzhou, China which focuses on yew (Taxus Cupsidata) related cosmetic product development, online sales and integrated marketing.
  • We plan to initially launch three products in April 2021 which includes yew shampoo, yew conditioner and yew body wash.
  • We have decided to continue our yew related cosmetic product development since 2016, and we have made great progress in the recent years.
  • Yew Bio-Pharm Group, Inc., through its operating entity, Harbin Yew Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd. (HDS), is a major grower and seller of yew trees, yew raw materials used in the manufacture of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and products made from yew timber in China.