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Medicinal herb garden opens at UEL

Monday 1 August 2011

Stratford Herb Garden

The eagerly anticipated Medicinal Herb Garden has been officially opened at UEL’s Stratford Campus.

Dr Henry Oakeley, who is the Garden Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and an expert on medicinal plants and gardens, did the honours at a special event last Thursday, by unveiling the garden to students, staff and members of the local community.

Funded through the UEL Challenge Fund, the garden is based on a design by students from the School of Architecture and Visual Arts, and will benefit students and staff at the Stratford Campus. Herbal medicine can be used alongside conventional medicine and has traditionally been used to treat conditions such as insomnia, headaches, depression, high blood pressure and hayfever.

Dr Barbara Pendry, Head of the Stratford Centre for Herbal Medicine, Martin Logue, Lecturer in Herbal Medicine and Jamie Freeman, Environmental Research Group, came up with the concept of the herb garden and were instrumental in the creation of this innovative new facility.

Dr Barbara Pendry said: “I’m delighted this project has finally reached fruition and that we have opened this wonderful herb garden. Herbal medicine is one of the oldest forms of medicine and is still the most common form of medicine practiced today. I’m sure this will be a very popular facility at our campus here in Stratford.”

The garden will be a fantastic educational resource for students studying at Stratford and contains more than 200 species of plants traditionally used in western herbal medicine. It is also anticipated that the garden will be used as a social space for staff, students and local community groups.

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Notes to Editors

The University of East London (UEL) is a global learning community with over 28,000 students from over 120 countries world-wide. Our vision is to achieve recognition, both nationally and internationally, as a successful and inclusive regional university proud of its diversity, committed to new modes of learning which focus on students and enhance their employability, and renowned for our contribution to social, cultural and economic development, especially through our research and scholarship. We have a strong track-record in widening participation and working with industry.

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