aerial of the UConn Medicinal Garden

Take Two

The School of Pharmacy’s medicinal plant garden spotlights drugs derived from nature.

From top: UConn Medicinal Garden (2); Beach rose, Rosa rugosa, produces antioxidant-rich rose hips; tansy, Tanacetum vulgare, helps heal wounds; coneflower, Echinacea purpurea, has antibacterial and antiviral properties; veronica, Veronica officinalis, calms skin diseases; and Saint-John’s-wort, Hypericum perforatum, treats inflammation.

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Contributed Photo (2); Peter Morenus (4)

Medicinal Garden Signage outside the School of Pharmacy
white beach rose
Yellow tansys
pink coneflowers
purple veronicas
a bee lands on some Saint-John’s-wort

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