Friday, December 2, 2016

Moscow to host a unique exhibition of medicinal plants

On Thursday, October 3 at the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University will open the reconstructed fragment of the historical apothecary garden, which began in the XVIII century. Guests of the event will see hundreds of traditional and rare plants, which are used in medicine for many years, and will be able to ask questions of Russia's leading botanists.

 Moscow to host a unique exhibition of medicinal plants  Herbs


Apothecary Garden for growing medicinal herbs was founded in Moscow in 1706. The idea of ​​its creation belongs innovator Peter I, who decided to collect its own collection of Russian and overseas medicinal plants.

Botanical expeditions were organized all over Russia. The scientists task was to find a worthy copies "funny Planta", and foreign experts made them drugs and shared their knowledge with the young local doctors.

In 1805, a former apothecary garden was purchased by the University of Moscow and turned into a botanical garden.
"Today, two centuries later, restored the historical memory of this unique place. Recreated a fragment of the plan, rising to archival construction plans. We hope the opening of this exhibition will serve the cause of education and education, including pharmacists and future ", - said Andrey Potapov, general director of the Russian branch of the Japanese company" Takeda ", supported the idea of ​​the restoration of the oldest botanical garden in our country.


At the celebration on October 3 will not only see how to grow eucalyptus, rosemary, liquorice, fennel and others drug plants But also to take part in planting medicinal herbs, as well as to ask the question to the experts - researchers of the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University. (READ MORE)


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