Collection Code
CNR-ISB-MGH
Collection Name
Medicinal Herb Garden
Collection Permanent Identifier
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Collection Type
Field collection, Seed collection
Owner Institution
Institute of Biological Systems (ISB) - Section of Montelibretti, Department of AgriFood Sciences (DiSBA), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Montelibretti, IT
Bioresources
Medicinal and Wild Edible Plants
Main Taxa
Large variety of dicots, some monocots and Ginkgoopsida accessions. Lamiaceae, Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Myrtaceae, Apiaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Rosaceae, and Plantaginaceae are the main represented families.
Description
The Medicinal Herb Garden (also known as "Giardino dei Semplici") is a botanic collection of more than 100 living plant species, mostly officinal and wild edible (alimurgic) plants. The collection aims at the preservation of local biodiversity and at disseminating knowledge on botany sciences and medicinal plants.
It also contributes to fuel pharmacological and phytosanitary research in order to deepen and apply knowledge about biological properties of herbs and of their extracts
Keywords
Plant extracts, phytotherapy, pharma, health, food, agriculture
Preservation Techniques
Refrigeration: dried seeds are stored at 4°C in airtight containers for short-term storage.
Services
Distribution of accessions.
Competence / Expertise
Preservation and cultivation; transcriptional and metabolic characterisation; active principles and essential oils extraction; biochemical characterization; pharmacological and phytochemical studies.
