Heil- und Giftpflanzengarten der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover
Encyclopedia
The Heil- und Giftpflanzengarten der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover (5000 m²) is a botanical garden
specializing in medicinal
and poison
ous plants. It is maintained by the Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover (University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover
), and located on campus at Bünteweg 17D, Hanover
, Lower Saxony
, Germany
.
The garden contains over 300 taxa
of medicinal
and poison
ous plants, with nearly 100 information displays describing their appearance, preparation, and effects. It is divided into a medical section, veterinary medical section, and section of poisonous plants.
Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
specializing in medicinal
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
and poison
Poison
In the context of biology, poisons are substances that can cause disturbances to organisms, usually by chemical reaction or other activity on the molecular scale, when a sufficient quantity is absorbed by an organism....
ous plants. It is maintained by the Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover (University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover
University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover
The University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover is a university in Hanover and one of the five facilities for veterinary medicine in Germany, and the only one that remains independent. It is often referred to as TiHo by its staff and students....
), and located on campus at Bünteweg 17D, Hanover
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
, Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
The garden contains over 300 taxa
Taxon
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of medicinal
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
and poison
Poison
In the context of biology, poisons are substances that can cause disturbances to organisms, usually by chemical reaction or other activity on the molecular scale, when a sufficient quantity is absorbed by an organism....
ous plants, with nearly 100 information displays describing their appearance, preparation, and effects. It is divided into a medical section, veterinary medical section, and section of poisonous plants.