Could a Tribal Forest Remedy From Nagaland Help Fight Cancer?

Deep in the forests of Nagaland, two elderly healers — aged 85 and 78 — have been treating the sick for over four decades using nothing but plants they know by name, season, and instinct.  No prescriptions or hospitals. Just bark, roots, and leaves ground into powder, and a body of knowledge passed down through generations. For years, this practice stayed within the community, largely invisible to the outside world.  Now, a team of researchers from Nagaland University, Berhampur University, and Saveetha Medical College is taking a closer look — because what these healers may have been quiet...