SPECIAL COLLECTION:
Currently Featured Medicinal Plants
A seasonally updated listing of featured medicinal plants in the EEB Greenhouse Collections. Signage should be in place for most of these. A more exhaustive listing can be found at http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/keyword_medicinal.html
IMPORTANT NOTE: Plant Uses are for informational purposes only. EEB Greenhouses assume no responsibility for adverse effects from the use of any plants referred to on this site. Always seek advice from a professional before using any plant medicinally.
Greenhouse Locator Map:
IMPORTANT NOTE: Plant Uses are for informational purposes only. EEB Greenhouses assume no responsibility for adverse effects from the use of any plants referred to on this site. Always seek advice from a professional before using any plant medicinally.
Greenhouse Locator Map:
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13 Accessions:
Number in parentheses references locator map icons
- {1} Withania somnifera - Ashwagandha - Solanaceae
- {2} Strophanthus gratus - Climbing Oleander - Apocynaceae
- {3} Centella asiatica - Gotu kola - Apiaceae
- {4} Catharanthus roseus - Rose Periwinkle - Apocynaceae
- {5} Ocimum tenuiflorum - Holy Basil - Lamiaceae
- {6} Elettaria cardamomum - Cardamom - Zingiberaceae
- {7} Moringa oleifera - Horseradish Tree - Moringaceae
- {8} Rauvolfia serpentina - Rauvolfia root, serpentine - Apocynaceae
- {9} Cinnamomum camphora - Camphor Tree - Lauraceae
- {10} Schisandra chinensis - Magnolia Vine - Schisandraceae
- {11} Ginkgo biloba - Maidenhair Tree - Ginkgoaceae
- {12} Drimys winteri - Winters Bark, Canelo - Winteraceae
- {13} Curcuma longa - Turmeric - Zingiberaceae
W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering = Image(s) Available = map available for this accession
= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days