Taxol is a widely used chemotherapy drug – it has been used to treat millions of ovarian, breast, and lung cancer patients. Today, it’s mainly produced by extracting its chemical precursor, baccatin ...

THE yew tree has been used in Ireland for centuries to ward off evil spirits and now in the modern era it's being utilised in the fight against cancer. In the past clippings from Taxus Baccata - the ...

About three decades ago, Jeevan Timilsina’s father planted a few yew trees in their backyard. His grandfather used the leaves to treat common ailments such as fever and stomach aches, and applied them ...