Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 2, 2022
1. Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden Marker
You may be accustomed to drinking a chilled mint tea on a summer afternoon, or a cup of warm chamomile after a long day at work. Here in the Benjamin Rush Medicinal Garden, you will encounter some of your favorite herbal remedies, and some that will be new to you. Please enjoy your experience here.
We request that you do not pick or eat any part of any plant in this garden.
For as long as plants have been used as medicines, communities all over the world have understood that it requires specific kinds of study and knowledge to be able to use plants well and safely.
Please consult a qualified practitioner, of which there are many across this continent, before consuming plant medicines.
Many of the plants in this garden are toxic to humans.
Erected by Mόtter Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Horticulture & Forestry • Science & Medicine.
Location. 39° 57.181′ N, 75° 10.596′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Rittenhouse Square. It can be
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Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Okra (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden (a few steps from this marker); Plant As Medicine (a few steps from this marker); Philadelphia Horticulture and the College (a few steps from this marker); Medical Aloe (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Ginger (a few steps from
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 2, 2022
2. Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. Ginger (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 220 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
