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  • White Nettle

    Lamium Album

    The White Nettle, also known by its Latin name, Lamium Album , is an Eurasian herbaceous perennial flowering plant which grows on moist and nutrient rich land. The flowers are white and the young...

  • Skin Conditions
  • Female reproductive system
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Witch-hazel

    Hamamelis virginiana

    Witch-hazel is a deciduous shrub, commonly found in the east side of North America. This plant is composed of green leaves, dark brown, even reddish stems and bark, a hard nut-like fruit and bright...

  • Crimson clover

    Trifolium incarnatum

    Its Latin name, Incarnatum , signifies "blood red". Meaning that the plant, if compared to man, really pushes beyond limits; literally "giving its blood" for the work, project and ideas that it...

  • Knowledge Page Alix Briere

    Hortus Dijkspark Knowledge

    What is the Hortus Dijkspark project?

    This project is used to keep tract of the extensive list of plants we have growing here at Mediamatic. We tract their growing location (see 'Hortus Map'), some general plant information such as their...

  • Japanese Knotweed

    Fallopia japonica

    Japanese knotweed is a plant that was labeled as one of the most invasive species in the world. They cause a lot of trouble in our gardens, and they are very resilient and hard to exterminate, but a...

  • Scotch Broom

    Cytisus scoparius

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Plant Properties

    Starting from Dijkspark, we are mapping plants in the city

    A big variety of plants is growing around our Biotoop, from healing to toxic, from dark green to purple. You can visit the Hortus Dijkspark at any moment. Come to learn more about the different...

  • Peppermint

    Mentha × piperita

    Peppermint has long been used as an aid for upset stomach, nausea, and vomiting. As a result, it is often used to soothe during nausea and vomiting due to pregnancy. It is often taken through tea.

  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Hortus Dijkspark

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    May 2018
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    May 2028

    Rondom onze Biotoop groeit een grote verscheidenheid aan planten, van genezend tot giftig, van donkergroen tot paars. Je kunt Hortus Dijkspark op elk moment bezoeken. Klik hier om meer te weten te...

  • Flax

    Linum usitatissimum

    Find more about this this plant on Wikipedia .

  • Black Cohosh

    Actaea racemosa

    This plant has been traditionally used to relieve menstrually related headaches. It was a favorite herb of the native North Americans and Eclectic physicians for amenorrhea, the absence of...

  • Greater burdock

    Arctium lappa

    Find this plant on Wikipedia .

  • Evening primrose

    Oenothera biennis

    Find more about this plant on Wikipedia .

  • Yarrow

    Achillea millefolium

    In the Middle ages Yarrow was thought to have subtle powers for wounds and help with mitigating fevers.   Yarrow tea is a good remedy for severe colds, being most useful in the commencement of fevers.

  • New Zealand spinach

    Tetragonia tetragonioides

    Find more about this plant on Wikipedia .

  • Safflower

    Carthamus tinctorius

  • Common Mallow

    Malva sylvestris

    The leaves of the common mallow have a diuretic effect used to reduce inflammation of the mucosal membranes of the urinary tract and can help with Urinary Tract Infections. This plant can also...

  • Purple loosestrife

    Lythrum salicaria

  • Japanese sweet flag

    Acorus gramineus

    Find more about this plant on  Wikipedia . 

  • Chocolate mint

    Mentha x piperita f. citrata 'Chocolate'

    Find more about this plant on Wikipedia .

  • Borage

    Borago officinalis

    Find more about this plant on Wikipedia .

  • A closer look at phytoestrogens in Fennel

    Foeniculum vulgare and the female reproductive system

    Introduction:  The blogpost takes a more scientific perspective on the topic of Fennel and its medicinal properties by answering these main questions: what is the role of phytoestrogen in the body

  • Common walnut

    Juglans regia

    Find more about this tree on Wikipedia . 

  • Field horsetail

    Equisetum arvense

    Find more about this plant on Wikipedia .

  • Wax begonia

    Begonia semperflorens-cultorum

    Find more about this plant on Wikipedia .

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