Hospital Shows off Healing Power of Herbs
Posted on September 23rd, 2007 by admin
Hospital Garden Shows off the Healing Power of Herbs
In 1774, a garden was proposed to be built on the grounds of Pennsylvania Hospital to provide physicians a source of ingredients for medicines. It was approved, but eventually shelved for financial reasons.
In 1976, the Philadelphia committee of the Garden Club of America and the Friends of Pennsylvania Hospital pledged to recreate an 18th-century medicinal garden for the bicentennial anniversary of the United States. More than 100 plants with medicinal properties that were used in the 1700s are in the garden. It is open to the public during daylight hours.
Healing Power of Herbs, Herbal Health
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