Medicinal Botanical Garden of Lima

The Medicinal Botanical Garden of Lima is a botanical garden for medicinal plants in Jesús María District, Lima, Peru. It is located next to the headquarters of the Ministry of Health, with another garden located at Chorrillos District.

History

It was created by the Institute of Traditional Medicine, then under the leadership of José Aranda Ventura. Currently operated by, a government body under the Ministry of Health, it contains over 600 different types of medicinal plants. These plants are then used by the Ministry in its treatments of different diseases.