Arboretum in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Medicinal Garden
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 11, 2020
1. Medicinal Garden Marker
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Medicinal Garden. . This garden illustrates the historic and current use of herbs as medicine. Plants have played an integral part in illness and disease treatment for thousands of years. By observation, trial, and error, people learned which plants had healing properties, which did not, and which generated harmful side effects. Although many plant-based medicines are now synthesized, cultures throughout the world continue to use herbs for a wide variety of medicinal purposes, and research has confirmed the effectiveness of some of those uses., The information provided is for educational purposes only. It should not be interpreted as endorsing self-diagnosis or treatment with herbs. Many plants are poisonous, and herbal remedies cannot be viewed as safe merely because they are plant-based., The information on the labels was obtained from several sources available in 2000. The field of medicine is constantly changing in light of new research. Accordingly, these labels offer a snapshot of the value of plants in medicine, rather than a definitive treatment of this subject.
This garden illustrates the historic and current use of herbs as medicine. Plants have played an integral part in illness and disease treatment for thousands of years. By observation, trial, and error, people learned which plants had healing properties, which did not, and which generated harmful side effects. Although many plant-based medicines are now synthesized, cultures throughout the world continue to use herbs for a wide variety of medicinal purposes, and research has confirmed the effectiveness of some of those uses.
The information provided is for educational purposes only. It should not be interpreted as endorsing self-diagnosis or treatment with herbs. Many plants are poisonous, and herbal remedies cannot be viewed as safe merely because they are plant-based.
The information on the labels was obtained from several sources available in 2000. The field of medicine is constantly changing in light of new research. Accordingly, these labels offer a snapshot of the value of plants in medicine, rather than a definitive treatment of this subject.
Location. 38° 54.679′ N, 76° 58.212′ W. Marker is in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Arboretum. It can be reached from Eagle Nest Road Northeast 0.1 miles south of Meadow Road Northeast, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washington DC 20002, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 243 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 13, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
