Plants with a medicinal use will be the focus of Medicines in May, a weekend event at the National Botanic Garden of Wales on Friday 18th-Sunday 20th of May.
A new Apothecary’s Garden will open that weekend, packed full of medicinal plants that have been used to treat all the systems of our body, from the digestive and glandular to the respiratory and reproductive systems. Visitors curious to know what their pharmaceutical and herbal medicines contain will be able to see living examples of over 100 different medicinal plants species. They’ll also get to see what plants the 13th century Physicians of Myddfai used.
The Garden’s Head of Interpretation, Bruce Langridge says “There’s been a real anticipation of the re-opening of our Apothecary’s Garden. There’s clearly a lot of public interest in the use of medicinal plants – just think how many people buy Echinacea, St. John’s wort and evening primrose to treat health issues. There’s also Bach remedies, homeopathy and visits to herbalists. It may also surprise people that around 50% of medicines produced by the pharmaceutical industry are either directly derived from or inspired by natural substances. Medicines in May is designed to help people to further understand the role and uses of medicinal plants.’
There will also be a series of walks, talks, displays and family fun to further explore this fascinating subject.
Andy Cook of Rhoshill Herbs will be talking about growing medicinal herbs, herbalist Stuart Fitzsimmons of Plantasmagorical will be talking about his research in to the role mushrooms can play in treating cancer, while Lucie Scott of Liliwen Herbs will be talking about growing herbs for wellbeing, and talking to visitors about the medicinal use of herbal teas. The National Museum of Wales will be displaying and talking about the botanical treasures of their collections, while Bob Edwards will be talking about the life of an Edwardian apothecary. Children will also get the chance to grow their own herbs by taking part in our fab family activities.
The event kicks-off with the official re-opening of the Apothecary’s Garden on Friday, May 18th at 12.30pm, followed by a guided walk by the Apothecary’s Garden’s designer, Fay Hall, and Bruce Langridge.
For a full programme of events, please visit botanicgarden.wales
The Garden is open from 10am to 6pm, with last admission at 5pm. Admission to the Garden is £11 (including Gift Aid) for adults and £9 for concessions. Entry is free for Garden members and parking is free for all. For more information on this event, please call 01558 667149 or email gtf@gardenofwales.org.uk.
This event is part of the National Botanic Garden of Wales’ Growing the Future project. This project has received funding through the Welsh Government Rural Communities – Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, which is funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Welsh Government.
Moddion Mis Mai
Planhigion gyda defnydd meddygol fydd canolbwynt Moddion Mis Mai, digwyddiad penwythnos yng Ngardd Fotaneg Genedlaethol Cymru ar Ddydd Gwener 18fed-Dydd Sul 20fed o fis Mai.
Bydd Gardd yr Apothecari newydd yn agor y penwythnos hwnnw, wedi’i lenwi’n llawn o blanhigion meddyginiaethol a ddefnyddiwyd i drin holl systemau’r corff, o’r treuliol a’r chwarennol i’r systemau anadlu ac atgenhedlu. Gall ymwelwyr sy’n awyddus i wybod beth sydd yn eu meddyginiaethau fferyllol a llysieuol gweld enghreifftiau byw o dros 100 o rywogaethau gwahanol o blanhigion meddyginiaethol. Byddant hefyd yn gallu gweld pa blanhigion gwnaeth Meddygon Myddfai eu defnyddio yn y 13eg ganrif.
Meddai Pennaeth Dehongli’r Ardd, Bruce Langridge: “Bu disgwyl ymlaen gwirioneddol i ailagor ein Gardd yr Apothecari. Mae’n amlwg bod llawer o ddiddordeb gyda’r cyhoedd yn y defnydd o blanhigion meddyginiaethol – meddyliwch am faint o bobl sy’n prynu Echinacea, Eurinllys a hyd yn oed Briallu i drin materion iechyd. Mae yna hefyd meddyginiaethau Bach hefyd, homeopathi ac ymweliadau â llysieuwyr. Gall hwn fod yn syndod i nifer, ond mae tua 50% o feddyginiaethau a gynhyrchwyd gan y diwydiant fferyllol naill ai’n ddeilliedig yn uniongyrchol, neu wedi’u hysbrydoli gan sylweddau naturiol. Cynlluniwyd Moddion Mis Mai i helpu pobl i ddeall rôl a defnyddiau planhigion meddyginiaethol ymhellach.”
Bydd yna hefyd gyfres o deithiau cerdded, sgyrsiau, arddangosfeydd a hwyl i’r teulu er mwyn archwilio’r pwnc diddorol hwn ymhellach.
Bydd Andy Cook o Rhoshill Herbs yn sôn am dyfu llysiau meddyginiaethol, bydd y meddyg llysiau Stuart Fitzsimmons o Plantasmagorical yn siarad am ei ymchwil i’r rôl y gall madarch ei chwarae wrth drin canser tra bydd Lucie Scott o Liliwen Herbs yn siarad am dyfu perlysiau ar gyfer lles, a siarad ag ymwelwyr am y defnydd meddyginiaethol o de llysieuol. Bydd Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Cymru yn arddangos ac yn sôn am drysorau botanegol eu casgliadau, tra bydd Bob Edwards yn sôn am fywyd meddygfa Edwardaidd. Bydd plant hefyd yn cael y cyfle i dyfu eu perlysiau eu hunain wrth gymryd rhan yn ein gweithgareddau i’r teulu gwych.
Mae’r digwyddiad yn cychwyn gydag ailagor swyddogol Gardd yr Apothecari ar Ddydd Gwener, Mai 18fed am 12.30yp, yn cael ei ddilyn gan daith tywys gan ddylunydd Gardd yr Apothecari, Fay Hall a Bruce Langridge.
Am restr lawn o ddigwyddiadau, ewch i garddfotaneg.cymru os gwelwch yn dda.
Mae’r Ardd ar agor rhwng 10yb a 6yh, gyda’r mynediad diwethaf am 5yh. Mae mynediad i’r Ardd yn £11 (gan gynnwys Cymorth Rhodd) i oedolion a £9 i gonsesiynau. Mae mynediad am ddim i aelodau’r Ardd a pharcio am ddim i bawb. Am fwy o wybodaeth ar y digwyddiad hwn, ffoniwch 01558 667149 neu e-bostiwch gtf@gardenofwales.org.uk os gwelwch yn dda.
Mae’r digwyddiad hwn fel rhan o brosiect Tyfu’r Dyfodol gan Ardd Fotaneg Genedlaethol Cymru. Mae’r prosiect hwn wedi derbyn cyllid trwy Raglen Datblygu Wledig 2014-2020 – Cymunedau Gwledig Llywodraeth Cymru, a ariennir gan Gronfa Amaethyddol Ewrop ar gyfer Datblygu Ardaloedd Gwledig, a Llywodraeth Cymru.
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