Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
Yarrow was one of the first herbs brought to America by the colonists. Its leaves were used to stop the flow of blood on cuts and bruises and to deaden the pain. — — Map (db m144642) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
The Penobscot tribe of Maine believed this plant to have protective powers; they chewed a piece of the aromatic root to ward off disease when traveling or used steam from the root to prevent illness. — — Map (db m144624) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
Tribes of the Northwest made a paste with the ashes of this fern to darken and add luster to their hair. A decoration (or extraxt) was given for chest complaints. — — Map (db m235709) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
Although used to flavor food, dill was also eaten to help calm upset stomachs and indigestion, especially in children. Seeds were used in pickling and to flavor vinegar. — — Map (db m144643) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
Crushed leaves were applied to cool bruises, burns and swellings. Seeds, or the juice from the leaves, taken with honey, were considered a diuretic. — — Map (db m235711) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles west of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
Artemisia abrotanum hung in courtrooms was thought to stop the spread of disease. It was also used in kitchens to keep bad odors away. Pennsylvania Germans used southernwood in their pantries to repel ants. — — Map (db m145047) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
This plant was spread across floors and put in between clothes in dressers to repel insects and moths. The plant was thought to prevent disease, as well as expel worms. — — Map (db m144556) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
Current research has confirmed traditional Chinese use as a malaria preventative and cure. The active constituent, artemisinin, is more potent than the standard malaria drug treatment, chloroquine. Other studies indicate an antibiotic effect on . . . — — Map (db m235691) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
The juice, mixed with oil, stopped earaches and destroyed nasal polyps. It was also used to treat certain cancers and abortion. Drunk with wine, it was an aphrodisiac. The plant is injurious. — — Map (db m144661) HM
Near Eagle Nest Road Northeast, 0.1 miles south of Meadow Road Northeast, on the left when traveling south.
The Chippewa used this herb to season food and chewed the root to relieve indigestion. The Iroquois used the roots to preserve meats. — — Map (db m144574) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
This plant was one of the most important medicines of the Menomini. The pulverized root was used for cuts and wounds, and was mixed with other roots for additional cures.
This herb is potentially toxic if taken internally. — — Map (db m144617) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
Dioscorides reported that the leaves were applied with salt to dog bites, with honey to clean ulcers, and that the ashes of the leaves repressed venereal warts. — — Map (db m144666) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
The Cherokee used the leaves and woody stems to make a blue dye. The Mohegan bathed their cuts and wounds with an infusion of the plant. This entire herb is toxic. — — Map (db m144568) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
The Cherokee used the root of this herb to make a strong diuretic for urinary and bladder complaints. The seeds of this plant are poisonous. — — Map (db m144619) HM
Near Eagle Nest Road Northeast, 0.1 miles south of Meadow Road Northeast, on the left when traveling south.
Known as the "cancer tree", Camptotheca contains the alkaloid camptothecin that is used to treat ovarian, colorectal, and small-cell lung cancers. It has been used in China for hundreds of years to treat psoriasis and diseases of various internal . . . — — Map (db m144682) HM
On Meadow Road Northeast east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
This herb was used by north-central tribes to assure quick delivery and to ease menstrual cramps. It was also called squawroot and papoose root. — — Map (db m235704) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
The Louisiana Choctaws chewed the bitter bark of this shrub to relieve toothaches. They also drank a strong decoction (extract) of it to treat diarrhea.
The leaves have poisoned grazing animals. — — Map (db m144625) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
The leaves of this herb were thrown on fires by the Potawatomi of Michigan to create a smudge to deter mosquitos. The Ojibwe used the leaves for a tea to cure stomach cramps. — — Map (db m144611) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
The seeds were drunk in wine by scorpion-bite victims. It was said that the plant, when placed against a scorpion, would cause temporary paralysis in the animal. Plant is poisonous. — — Map (db m235717) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
Dioscorides noted that a drink of the seeds was a diuretic, a colic neutralizer, and brought on menses and abortion. The seeds or roots, prepared in wine, were effective in treating wounds from poisonous beasts. — — Map (db m144674) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
Wild yam contains diosgenin, a chemical compound that can be converted in a lab (but not in the human body) to progesterone. This discovery paved the way for the invention of the modern oral contraceptive pill. Today, wild yam is used to calm . . . — — Map (db m144627) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
Early Mediterranean peoples used the root, boiled with wine and beaten until waxy as a salve for chapped skin. Little "worms found in the seed head were put in a purse and hung around the neck to cure fevers. — — Map (db m235720) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
The Plains Indians considered this herb to be one of the most important medicinal plants. Its root was the universal antidote for snakebites and all kinds of venomous bites and stings. — — Map (db m144605) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
In Dioscordes' time the young leaves of this prickly plant were pickled in brine and eaten as a pot herb. A drink of 'Eryngum' root diluted in honey liquor was said to cure epilepsy. — — Map (db m144654) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
The Menomini used a decoction, or extract, of the root to treat the genitourinary tract. The Potowatomi made a poultice of fresh leaves to treat burns, and the Ojibwe bathed babies in a solution of the root to strengthen them. — — Map (db m144569) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
The northern Iroquois used the leave to make a tea that was considered a tonic and cure for colds and fevers
This herb may damage the liver. — — Map (db m144612) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
This plant was used in broth to help people lose weight. The leaves were also used to flavor fish dishes and to help babies who had indigestion. — — Map (db m235713) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
The colonists used this plant to obtain a yellow-green dye from its flowers. The leaves, seeds and flowering plant were also used medically as a diuretic and purgative. — — Map (db m144557) HM
Near Eagle Nest Road Northeast, 0.1 miles south of Meadow Road Northeast, on the left when traveling south.
The Meskwaki of Minnesota pounded the astringent root of this geranium in an animal bladder to make a poultice for hemorrhoids. — — Map (db m144596) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast just east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
This herb was taken medicinally by colonists to strengthen the stomach and to comfort the heart. Dried roots were used for diarrhea and as an appetite stimulant. — — Map (db m207119) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast just east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
The upper root drunk with wine provoked lust, Dioscorides said, and the lower root took away lust. Mashed with frankincense and wine, it was used to draw out splinters. — — Map (db m207112) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
An infusion of the flowers in wine was drunk for dysentery, and the leaves mixed with fat were used as a burn ointment. Dioscorides believed that drinking the juice caused sterility. The leaves and berries are poisonous. — — Map (db m144669) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
According to Cherokee belief, the roots of sneezeweed and Veronica noveboracensis steeped in warm water acted as a contraceptive by preventing menstruation for two years. — — Map (db m144614) HM
Near Eagle Nest Road Northeast, 0.1 miles south of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling south.
Helleborus was once used to stimulate the heart, expel worms, and promote menstrual flow. It contains cardioglycosides, which help the heart to beat regularly and strongly. Currently regarded as too strong to use safely. — — Map (db m144683) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
Young leaves of this plant were eaten in salads. Medicinally, it was considered useful against scurvy, a disease brought on by a lack of Vitamin C. — — Map (db m235712) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
The root, a powerful astringent, was used by Choctaw, Chickasaw and Creek of the Southeast when conditions required an astringent or "puckering" medicine. — — Map (db m144613) HM
Near Eagle Nest Road Northeast, 0.1 miles south of Meadow Road Northeast, on the left when traveling south.
Native American medicinal uses of the root included treatment of the eyes and skin and for cancers and venereal diseases. The yellow root provided dye.
This plant should be avoided during pregnancy. — — Map (db m144572) HM
Near Eagle Nest Road Northeast, 0.1 miles south of Meadow Road Northeast, on the left when traveling south.
Historic use for stomach ailments and inflamed eyes has been confirmed. Its antibiotic property makes it useful for vaginal infections. Its antibacterial property may help fight drug-resistant tuberculosis. — — Map (db m144681) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
Yaupon was a common drink of the Southeastern tribes, taken mainly for its emeting (vomit-inducing) action, which was a means of purification.
The fruit is poisonous. — — Map (db m144604) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
Dioscorides said that the root was fit for use against chill, chest congestion, and coughs. A poultice made with orris and roses in vinegar was said to be good for headaches. The rootstock is toxic. — — Map (db m144656) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast just east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
The famous red dye was used as body paint and to stain hair. The leaves are deodorizers, carried under the arm by Nubians, and recommended in Alpina's medieval herbals to treat "evil-smelling feet." — — Map (db m207116) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast just east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
A cherished flower of New England women homesick for England, it was recommended that the whole herb, including the flowers, could be taken to treat wounds, ruptures and gout. — — Map (db m207118) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
The common name for this plant comes from its purported use as a Native American smoke. It was used by the Seneca as an emetic (vomit-inducer) and for coughs.
The whole plant is poisonous. — — Map (db m144621) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
American Indians used the leaves of this small tree to make a medicinal tea for the treatment of chills, colds, and other ailments. Early American physicians used it as a quinine substitute as well as to treat gout, rheumatism, and respiratory . . . — — Map (db m144692) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast just east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
The ointment, applied with urine, cured running sores on the head, dandruff, and baldness. A broth of leaves and roots helped all poisoning, but Dioscorides advised that the drink must be continually vomited up. — — Map (db m207122) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
Although most commonly used by the colonists to flavor food and drink, mint was also used to whiten teeth, prevent milk from curdling and to strew on floors to repel bad smells and insects. — — Map (db m144639) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
The St. Lawrence Montagnai considered the cooked berries a fever medicine. The dried leaves were added to Chippewa smoking mixtures. — — Map (db m144622) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
Dioscorides said that the seeds were crushed and inhaled to relieve coughs. They were also drunk with wine to ease breathing afflictions. Soaked in vinegar, the seeds provided a mouthwash and relieved toothache. — — Map (db m235716) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
An excellent source of gamma linoleic acid, evening primrose helps regulate hormonal balance. Current research confirms its traditional use for alleviating menstrual ailments. It is also used to treat eczema and holds promise for alleviating other . . . — — Map (db m235695) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
This versatile herb was used by colonists to alleviate toothaches, flavor food and strew on floors, as well as flavor ale. The flowering tops were used to produce a reddish brown dye. — — Map (db m144633) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
Dioscorides reported that above-ground parts, taken with wine, were good for those who had drunk the juice of the poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) or the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). — — Map (db m144663) HM
Near Eagle Nest Road Northeast, 0.1 miles south of Meadow Road Northeast, on the left when traveling south.
Sweet Cicely roots taste and smell like anise. Oil from the roots contains sugar, fats, resins and tannin. Chippewa Indians women drank the tea of the roots to aid in childbirth. — — Map (db m144601) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
Sweet Cicely roots taste and smell like anise. Oil from the roots contains sugar, fats, resins, and tannin. Chippewa Indian women drank the tea of the roots to aid in childbirth. — — Map (db m235703) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
Drinking the seed with honey and water was said to help indigestion. Poulticed leaves and flower heads helped to heal inflammations. A decoration applied with hot moist cloths induced sleep. — — Map (db m235719) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
Among the world's oldest medicines, its pain relieving and sedative properties have been recognized for thousands of years. Its constituents include the well known alkaloids morphine and codeine. It was used to treat dysentery during the U.S. Civil . . . — — Map (db m235698) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
The leaves soaked in water were laid upon swollen, inflamed eyes. Dioscorides also noted that just a knucklebone's length of the root, given with wine, could bind excessive intestinal discharges. — — Map (db m144668) HM
Near Eagle Nest Road Northeast, 0.1 miles south of Meadow Road Northeast, on the left when traveling south.
The Pamunkey of Virginia treated rheumatism with boiled poke berries. Several tribes used berry pigments as a dye.
All parts of the plant are poisonous. — — Map (db m144571) HM
Near Eagle Nest Road Northeast, 0.1 miles south of Meadow Road Northeast, on the left when traveling south.
This plant was called the "reviver" by the Menomini and Fox because inhaling the smoke of the heated root revived unconscious patients. — — Map (db m144578) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles west of Ellipse Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
Rosemary contains several volatile oils, tannins, bittering compounds, and resins, which are thought to contribute to the increased potency and extended preservation of beers brewed with it. It has been used medicinally for centuries to improve . . . — — Map (db m144695) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
According to Dioscorides, leaves and berries were drunk in wine to encourage menstruation, to break up bladder stones, and to cure jaundice and headache. This mixture could also be used as a diuretic. — — Map (db m144657) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
Clary wine was considered an aphrodisiac in the sixteenth century. The bitter aromatic leaves flavor wine, ale, beer and liqueurs. — — Map (db m144693) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
The Cahuilla of southern California believed a tea made from this plant to be an effective remedy for reducing fevers and curing colds. — — Map (db m144618) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
Colonists brought winter savory over to the new world to flavor dishes, stuffings to meat, fish and sausages. Leaves were taken to stimulate the appetite and to aid in digestion. — — Map (db m144634) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
Research has validated the historic use of this plant for liver problems. Its active constituents help detoxify the liver and spur the regeneration of liver cells. As a result, it is useful for treating liver damage associated with alcohol abuse and . . . — — Map (db m235701) HM
Near Eagle Nest Road Northeast, 0.1 miles south of Meadow Road Northeast, on the left when traveling south.
Smoke from the burning root was used by the Meskwaki to revive unconscious patients, to hush a crying child, and to cast spells. — — Map (db m144573) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
Used for thousands of years to treat bruises and sprains, the plant contains compounds, such as allantoin, that promote healing and other substances that are anti-inflammatory. There is controversy concerning its safety, especially for internal use, . . . — — Map (db m144680) HM
On Meadow Road Northeast just east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
Tansy tea was taken to calm cramps, but colonists also used tansy leaves as an insect repellant in their homes. Leaves were also rubbed on fresh meats to keep flies off. — — Map (db m144559) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
Dioscorides reported that a beverage of the fruiting plant was drunk for convulsions and coughs. It was taken with wine by those who were bitten by poisonous beasts. — — Map (db m144675) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
A decoction of the root was used for female diseases and to bring on childbirth by some tribes; others used it to treat headaches and rheumatism. — — Map (db m144606) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
The Chippewa made pemmican (high-energy food) by adding dried blueberries to moose fat and deer tallow. Native Americans also made a tea of blueberry roots to treat diarrhea and to ease childbirth. — — Map (db m144610) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
The tops of the dried stalks were dipped in fat and used as torches. Dried leaves of mullein were used in tea to help stop coughing. Soft leaves used fresh as socks for insulation and sometimes for diapers. — — Map (db m235714) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
The black roots contain a substance with powerful emetic (vomit-inducing) and cathartic (bowel-purging) properties which was used by the Senecas and Menomini.
This root is potentially toxic. — — Map (db m144602) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
Periwinkle was used by the colonists to make soothing ointments for the skin. Fresh leaves were used to stop bleeding, externally and internally. — — Map (db m144555) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
Dioscorides suggested that the leaves be chewed for toothache and applied as a poultice for snakebite. He prescribed a drink of the leaves and stalks in wine for dysentery. — — Map (db m144678) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
Dioscorides noted that chaste maidens used the plant for bedding. He recommended burning leaves to fumigate venomous beasts. A poultice of the leaves relieved stings. — — Map (db m144677) HM
Near Eagle Nest Road Northeast, 0.1 miles south of Meadow Road Northeast, on the left when traveling south.
Used as early as 3000 B.C. in China where it was prescribed for colds, fever, and leprosy, among other ailments. It was also used medicinally in ancient Greece and India. Research has identified constituents that have anti-inflammatory qualities, . . . — — Map (db m144685) HM
On Conifer Road Northeast at Hickey Hill Road Northeast, on the left when traveling south on Conifer Road Northeast.
This small grove of Dawn Redwood is somewhat reminiscent of the few stands that occur in its native homeland, China. Known only through paleobotanical records prior to 1945, living specimens of this almost extinct plant were discovered in that year . . . — — Map (db m144582) HM
Near Meadow Road Northeast, 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
These herbs planted here are a representative selection from plants listed about 60 A.D by the Greek physician, Dioscorides. The modern science of pharmacology is traced back to his efforts to list systematically the plants that were used for . . . — — Map (db m144439) HM
Near Eagle Nest Road Northeast, 0.1 miles south of Meadow Road Northeast, on the left when traveling south.
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 . . . — — Map (db m144438) HM
On Meadow Road Northeast east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
From the mountainous areas to the desert and the tropics, salvias commonly known as sage, can be found growing everywhere in the world except Australia and Antarctica. These members of the Mint Family have every imaginable variation in leaf . . . — — Map (db m235680) HM
On H Street Northeast west of 13th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west.
Dr. Granville N. Moore practiced medicine on this site for over 50 years, providing medical care for the poor and underprivilege.
In the spirit of Dr. Granville's commitment to the community, we reopen these doors as a . . . — — Map (db m244968) HM
Near Draper Drive Northeast at Lincoln Circle Northeast, on the right when traveling south.
Cogswell Hall
dedicated to
Alice Cogswell
1805-1830
First deaf pupil of
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
Krug Hall
dedicated to
Walter J. Krug, '27
1905 1962
Professor of Biology
Dean of Men
The two . . . — — Map (db m130936) HM
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