The Medicinal Plant Garden

Apothecary Rose - Rosa gallica

The Medicinal Plant Garden was started with a generous donation of plants by Mom's Head Gardens and the Sonoma County Herb Association. Volunteers have nurtured and cared for the garden's wide variety of native, Mediterranean, European, and Asian medicinal herbs throughout its development. Designed to be an educational garden, each plant is indicated by an informative sign explaining its traditional uses by Native Americans, the early pioneers and Chinese medical practitioners. Many of these herbs are currently being used to treat illnesses like cancer, heart disease, depression, digestive disorders, and anxiety, and, thanks to scientific research, are now recognized as a worthwhile part of Western medicine. Some of the herbs included in the garden are agrimony, lemon balm, spearmint, echinacea, yarrow, lavender, sage, mullein, evening primrose, hyssop, false blue indigo, tea tree, houttinya, black cohosh, apothecary rose, chamomile, calendula, monkshood, rosemary, white sage, balloon flower, blackberry lily, peppermint, southernwood, mugwort, fo-ti, marshmallow, sweet annie, rue, vervain, valerian root, yerba mansa, motherwort, gumweed, yerba buena, and many others.

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