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Jan 31 2022

Roots of Medicine | Iowa Pharmacy Garden

Posted on January 31, 2022February 1, 2022 by Sarah Andrews
colored plate of butterfly milkweed (asclepias tuberosa)
Image of butterfly milkweed (asclepias tuberosa) from the book American Medical Botany, from the John Martin Rare Book Room collection

The new College of Pharmacy building has a garden that contains plants that were used for healing.  The Roots of Medicine garden was a collaboration of Hardin Library staff, the John Martin Rare Book Room, the College of Pharmacy, a horticulture expert from Iowa State University, and local gardeners.  The garden contains signs that identify the plants and QR codes to pull up more information.

While you are waiting for Spring, explore the Roots of Medicine site which contains:

  • images of plants
  • citations of the latest research about specific plants
  • historical uses

Watch a video on Roots of Medicine by the Iowa Bibliophies (53 minutes)

Posted in History of Medicine, John Martin Rare Book Room

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