The Medicinal Botanical Garden of Lima (Spanish: Jardín botánico de Plantas Medicinales de Lima) is a botanical garden for medicinal plants in Jesús María District, Lima, Peru. It is located next to the headquarters of the Ministry of Health,[2][3] with another garden located at Chorrillos District.
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| Location | Lima, Peru |
| Coordinates | 12°4′25″S 77°2′29″W / 12.07361°S 77.04139°W |
| Operator | CENSI[1] |
History
editIt was created by the Institute of Traditional Medicine (IMET),[4][5] then under the leadership of José Aranda Ventura.[6] Currently operated by CENSI, a government body under the Ministry of Health, it contains over 600 different types of medicinal plants.[7] These plants are then used by the Ministry in its treatments of different diseases.[6]
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References
edit- ^ "Visitar los jardines botánicos de plantas medicinales del INS". Gob.pe. 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Diez plantas medicinales que puedes cultivar en casa para tener tu propio botiquín natural". RPP Noticias. 3 September 2018.
- ^ "¡Atención! Entregarán gratuitamente 200 plantas de uso medicinal en Jesús María". Perú 21. 5 July 2019.
- ^ "EsSalud combate enfermedades crónicas con medicina natural: ¿cómo lo hace?". La Razón. 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Enfermedades crónicas son combatidas exitosamente con medicina natural". Andina. 11 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Conoce al médico peruano que cura enfermedades con plantas medicinales". Andina. 27 November 2023.
- ^ Vicuña Zevallos, Whinny Wensly; Cabrera Meléndez, Jorge; Silva Alarcón, Jesús; Segovia Meza, Gualberto (2021). "Visitas guiadas virtuales a los jardines botánicos de plantas medicinales 2021". Boletín del Instituto Nacional de Salud. 27 (11–12): 149–152.