Heil- und Giftpflanzengarten der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover

Hanover, Germany, Germany

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The Heil- und Giftpflanzengarten der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover is a 5,000-square-meter botanical garden in Hannover, Germany, specializing in medicinal and poisonous plants.

Maintained by the University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover (Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover) on campus at Bünteweg 17D, the garden contains over 300 taxa of medicinal and poisonous plants with nearly 100 information displays describing their appearance, preparation, and effects.

It is uniquely divided into three sections: a human medical section (Apothekergarten), a veterinary medical medicinal plant garden, and a poisonous plant section, making it unique in Europe as the only garden to address both human and veterinary medical aspects. 

The garden opened on May 30, 2000, in time for EXPO 2000 and is among the largest medicinal and poisonous plant gardens in Germany. It operates as a community project involving the veterinary university, pharmaceutical manufacturers, pharmacies, doctors, and veterinarians from Hannover and surrounding areas, and is funded entirely by sponsors.