Ulcerative colitis and the strawberry tree’s surprising role
Ulcerative colitis has no cure. The chronic inflammatory bowel disease affects the lining of the colon and causes abdominal pain, persistent diarrhea and fatigue that can substantially reduce quality of life. As of 2019, roughly 4.9 million people worldwide were living with inflammatory bowel disease, a category that includes both ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. […]