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Department of Pharmacology & Physiology

 URBAN HERBS: Medicinal Plants at Georgetown University
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Aconite, Amaranth, Anise hyssop, Autumn Crocus, Basil, Balloonflower, Bee Balm, Bishop's Flower, Blackberry Lily, Blanketflower, Burdock, ButterflyWeed, Canada Thistle, Calendula, Catnip, Chaste Tree, Chicory, Chives, Comfrey, Curled Dock, Dandelion, English Plantain, Evening Primrose, Feverfew, Foxglove, German Chamomile, Ginkgo, Ground Ivy, Honey Herb, Horny Goat Weed,Horse Nettle, Japanese Knotweed, Jimsonweed, Lavender, Lemon balm, Lemon mint, Lamb's Quarters, Maximillian sunflower, Mexican Hat, Moss Verbena, Mugwort, Mullein, Oregano, Passionflower, Peppermint, Plains Coreopsis, Pokeweed, Purple Coneflower, Purslane, Red Clover, Roman Chanomile, Rosemary, Sage, Scarlet flax, Seabuckthorn, Sedum, Stevia, Thyme, White Clover, Wintergreen, Woad, Yarrow, Yellow Sweet Clover, Yellow Wood Sorrel

Photo Album
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Georgetown University Urban Herbs Garden, Fall 2010



Desert Garden Flower

Podium Salvia

Desert Garden

Grasshopper

Suzanne and the Passion Fruit

Desert Garden

Georgetown University Urban Herbs Garden, Summer 2010



Desert Garden View

Prarie Garden View

Skip, at the Herb Sale

Bumble Bee

Desert Garden Shot

Desert Garden Shot

Plant Identification

Beth, Skip, and Dr. Fugh-Berman

Triangle Garden

Rabbit's Foot Clover, Trifolium arvense

Hypericum species

Showy Primrose, Oenothera speciosa

Lantana species

Mentha species

Russian Sage, Perovskia atriplicifolia

Drs. Weiss and Dr. Fugh-Berman

Zebra Swallowtail on a Buddleja species (Butterfly Bush)


Beth

Georgetown University Urban Herbs Garden, Summer 2009


View of the Desert garden

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea spp.)

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea spp.)

Gloriosa Daisy (Rudbeckia hirta)

Salvia spp.

Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)

Ageratum spp.

Juniper berries (Juniperus spp.)
Agastache foeniculum

Nymphaea spp.

Balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus)

Asclepias tuberosa

Cirsium vulgare


Weeding the garden
Dot & Jae planting an ornamental pepper.

Tools of the trade

Hydrant Hill
Pepper planting, take two.

Toad flax (Linaria vulgaris)

Cosmos
spp.
Poppy seeds

Purple Shiso (Perilla frutescens)

Russian Sage (Perovskia spp.)
Capsicum spp.

Moonflower (Datura innoxia)

Roman Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobilis)
Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)

4 o'clocks (Mirabilis jalapa)

Impatiens balsamina
Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.)

Eggplant (Solanum melongena)

Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.)
Monarch butterfly on comfrey (Symphytum officinale)

Bee balm (Monarda didyma)

Honey herb (Phyla dulcis)
Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)

Paul, Jae, and Dot at the herb sale (June 2009)

Various potted plants for sale.
CAMily members, Allison and Clare, displaying the herb sale goods.

Seeds packets, dried herbs, and hand cream for sale.
 

United States Botanical Garden, Summer 2009


Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)

Opium latex
 

Moringa seedlings.

Nathan and Jae propagating stevia.

Dot and Nathan in a greenhouse at the production facility.

Foxglove (Digitalis spp.)

A fasciated (fused) Foxglove (Digitalis spp.)
A fasciated (fused) Foxglove in bloom (Digitalis spp.)

Nathan Bartholomew (Medicinal Herbs Gardener at US Botanical Garden)

Jae and Nathan pruning.

Dot pruning.

Nathan, Dot, and Jae at the production facility.

Dot and Jae in front of the opium poppy exhibit at USBG.

The CAM class with Dr. Fugh-Berman at the USBG.

Nathan and Dr. Fugh-Berman standing next to an Amorphophallus titanum

Amorphophallus titanum

 

A Visit to Dr. Duke's Green Pharmacy, Summer 2009


Dr. Duke's Green Farmacy Garden

Garden view one.

Dermatitis section of the garden.


The shady gazebo.


Dr. Duke singing us a song about the rainforests of South America.

Dot, Dr. Duke, and Jae.

Garden view two.

Garden pond view one..

Garden pond view two.

 

Disclaimer
Information on this website is for educational purposes only. Many herbs historically used for medicine are considered too toxic to use today; some of these herbs have caused deaths. Do not ingest these herbs based on information on this website. We have not provided sufficient information for the safe medicinal use of any of these herbs, nor sufficient information for treatment of poisoning. All recreational use of these herbs is dangerous.

town Gardens, Summer 2010

 Georgetown University Medical Center

Department of Pharmacology & Physiology