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Beter met planten – Leiden (Netherlands)
Better with plants
From aspirin to opium: many of our medicines originally came from plants and some are still exclusively extracted from plants. Nuts, goji berries and hemp seed – we can’t get enough of these products since they have attained the status of superfood, and a lot of people hope they can eat themselves healthy by consuming them. But there is sometimes a very fine line between health and indulgence, medicine and poison, and care is often warranted. There is no scientific proof for the healing properties of quite a few of the plants that are regarded as medicinal. And what if a plant does work and suddenly becomes extra valuable for mankind – how do we ensure that there is a sufficient supply without depleting natural sources?
Hortus botanicus Leiden
Rapenburg 73
2311 GJ Leiden
