Garden Discoveries: How to Turn a Plant Into Medicine

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The Baton Rouge Botanic Garden Foundation will host a FREE Garden Discoveries event “How to Turn a Plant Into Medicine” on Saturday, Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. in the Main Library at Goodwood presented by Dr. Elizabeth Floyd.

Did you know that that one of the most widely prescribed drugs in the world used to treat Type 2 Diabetes is derived from French Lilac? This is just one example of the importance of medicinal plants in treating human diseases. Researchers in The Botanical and Dietary Supplement Research Center at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center study plants from Louisiana and across the globe to identify botanical compounds or compound mixtures that can be used to treat metabolic disorders such as Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes. During her presentation Dr. Floyd will describe how she and her colleagues from around the country work together using modern approaches to continue the centuries-old practice of using the astonishing array of botanical compounds to improve human health.

Elizabeth Floyd, PhD is an Associate Professor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Co-Director of the Botanical and Dietary Supplement Research Center.

Event Type(s): Educational Interest, Entertainment/Recreation

Age Group(s): Adults

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