Medicinal Plant Garden
There are a variety of plants, including original plants of herbal medicine listed in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia, have been planted and displayed in the Medicinal Plant Garden. The primary educational purpose of the Garden is to have students learn the history of pharmaceutical sciences through lectures and hands-on practice. In addition it gives our students the opportunities to observe or cultivate medicinal plants which are regarded as a significant resource material for medicines, and the origin of herbal plants. Meanwhile medicinal plants and herbal medicine are deeply ingrained within our daily life, especially the recent popularity of healthy living has boosted the interests of Kampo(Japanese herbal medicine) or medicinal plants, from a viewpoint of self-medication and preventive medicine. We open the garden to the public so that we have promoted the spread of knowledge about traditional medicine. Many varieties of mountain grasses are planted in a shady section which offers attractive aspects to people visiting in different seasons. Japan Pharmacists Education Center has promoted "Training courses for certification in the use of Chinese herbal medicine and natural drugs", that is one of the center's continuing education program. Meiji Pharmaceutical Medicinal Plant Garden is among those cooperating gardens to accept trainees for practical observation of the corse.
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