Medicinal Botanical Garden Of Lima
The Medicinal Botanical Garden of Lima (Spanish: Jardín botánico de Plantas Medicinales de Lima) is a botanical garden for medicinal plants in Jesús María District, Lima, Peru. It is located next to the headquarters of the Ministry of Health, with another garden located at Chorrillos District.
History
It was created by the Institute of Traditional Medicine (IMET), then under the leadership of José Aranda Ventura. Currently operated by CENSI, a government body under the Ministry of Health, it contains over 600 different types of medicinal plants. These plants are then used by the Ministry in its treatments of different diseases.
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Map of the garden -
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Omagua, possibly Aristolochia bicolor -
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References
- ^ "Visitar los jardines botánicos de plantas medicinales del INS". Gob.pe. 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Diez plantas medicinales que puedes cultivar en casa para tener tu propio botiquín natural". RPP Noticias. 3 September 2018.
- ^ "¡Atención! Entregarán gratuitamente 200 plantas de uso medicinal en Jesús María". Perú 21. 5 July 2019.
- ^ "EsSalud combate enfermedades crónicas con medicina natural: ¿cómo lo hace?". La Razón. 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Enfermedades crónicas son combatidas exitosamente con medicina natural". Andina. 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Conoce al médico peruano que cura enfermedades con plantas medicinales". Andina. 27 November 2023.
- ^ Vicuña Zevallos, Whinny Wensly; Cabrera Meléndez, Jorge; Silva Alarcón, Jesús; Segovia Meza, Gualberto (2021). "Visitas guiadas virtuales a los jardines botánicos de plantas medicinales 2021". Boletín del Instituto Nacional de Salud. 27 (11–12): 149–152.
