Lecture: “The Jardin des Plantes and Its Medicinal Plants”

Maison d’Heidelberg – 4 Rue des Trésoriers de la Bourse, Montpellier.

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The Jardin des Plantes originated from an idea by the physician Pierre Richer de Belleval. Founded by Henry IV in 1593, several leading figures in medicine would go on to help lay the foundations of modern botany and champion a naturalistic approach to medicine.