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Hildegard von Bingen Medicinal Plant Garden

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Hildegard von Bingen Medicinal Plant Garden

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Hildegard von Bingen Medicinal Plant Garden

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Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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1. Spielhaus Hohenheim loop from Plieningen

6.61km

01:48

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2. Bridge Over the Körsch – Vogelkirschallee Heidfeldhof loop from EnBW City

12.8km

03:26

150m

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3. Körsch stream in the Häslachwald – Bridge Over the Körsch loop from Scharnhausen

11.5km

03:05

140m

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March 18, 2019

Now, in mid-March, everything starts to sprout. But soon it will be worthwhile to take a look at it all. Sorted by application areas.

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Kristian

August 23, 2025

Medicinal plants are wild and cultivated plants used in medicine. They can be processed fresh or dried as drugs. Drugs are differentiated according to the plant part used: root, herb, flower, leaf, bark, or seed. Knowledge of their effects has been passed down and expanded over centuries.

From the abundance of plant material found in prehistoric and early historical settlements in Central Europe, it is clear that the probably oldest and most frequently used medicinal plants had cleansing effects (blood purifying, diuretic, laxative). Plants that helped relieve coughs, heal wounds, and staunch bleeding were second in importance.

Poisons, hallucination-inducing plants, and antispasmodic plants were of great importance. Their constituents and thus their effects depend on the local conditions (climate, soil, plant community). If handled improperly, they can very easily trigger dangerous, or at least undesirable, disturbances in the human metabolism.

The famous Abbess Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1180 AD) wrote a comprehensive description of the medicinal plants used in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and their healing properties. With the help of even older descriptions and finds, the early history of pharmacology can be explored.

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Bumble-Bee

March 21, 2019

Medicinal plants are wild and cultivated plants, which find application in medicine. They can be processed fresh or dried as drugs. A distinction is made according to the plant part used in root, herb, flower, leaf, bark or seed drugs. The knowledge of their effect has been handed down and extended over centuries.

From the abundance of plant material contained in prehistoric and protohistoric settlements of Central Europe, it becomes clear that the probably oldest and most frequently used medicinal plants have a purifying effect (blood-purifying, draining, laxative). In second place were plants that helped to relieve cough, heal wounds, and nourish blood.

Of great importance were poisons, hallucinogenic triggering plants and those that have an antispasmodic effect. Their ingredients and thus their effects depend on the site conditions (climate, soil, plant community). If handled improperly, they can very easily trigger dangerous but at least undesirable disturbances of the human metabolism.

The famous abbess Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1180 AD) has written a comprehensive description of medicinal plants used in medieval Europe in the Middle Ages and their medicinal properties. With the help of even older descriptions and finds, the early history of pharmacology can be deduced.

(Https://uni-hohenheim.de/station-10-arzneipflanzengarten)

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Hildegard von Bingen Medicinal Plant Garden

1. Spielhaus Hohenheim loop from Plieningen

2. Bridge Over the Körsch – Vogelkirschallee Heidfeldhof loop from EnBW City

3. Körsch stream in the Häslachwald – Bridge Over the Körsch loop from Scharnhausen

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