The Medical Garden
Duke University Medical Center Library, 2002
Available at no charge to visitors
PDF version of pamphlet

In response to increased interest in herbal remedies and alternative therapies, Christine Davis, a graduate botany student, revised and enlarged The Medical Garden, a medicinal herbal guide, to include in-depth entries and additional indexes. The original guide was created in 1978 by Susan C. Smith and former curator, G.S.T. Cavanagh. Woodcuts from the Trent copies of the 1597 and 1636 editions of Gerarde's Herball have been used to illustrate the text.

The 32-page guide was designed in a handy format to enable the visitor to take it into the herb garden and use it to learn more about the herbs contained in the eight large planters on the History of Medicine terrace.