Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Medicinal Herbs

Plants & People

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 26, 2023

1. Medicinal Herbs Marker

Inscription. For thousands of years, healers have used herbs to cure illness. Recently, scientists have examined these healing plants for effective new medicines. Compounds extracted from various herbs have gained significant importance and acceptance in the treatment of various diseases. Foxglove (Digitalis pupurea) is used for treating heart disease, and periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) is formulated to treat various cancers, including leukemia. Continued research is likely to result in even more pharmaceutical products.

Erected by Missouri Botanical Garden.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine.

Location. 38° 36.68′ N, 90° 15.503′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Missouri Botanical Garden. It can be reached from Shaw Boulevard west of Tower Grove Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4344 Shaw Boulevard, Saint Louis MO 63110, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is

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in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Medicinal: Overharvesting (here, next to this marker); Tower Grove House (here, next to this marker); Dyes (here, next to this marker); Culinary Herbs (a few steps from this marker); St. Louis Herb Society Container Garden (a few steps from this marker); Utility Herbs (a few steps from this marker); St. Louis Herb Society Herb Garden (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Tower Grove House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 26, 2023

2. Medicinal Herbs Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 137 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 2, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.