National Herbal Park

The National Herbal Park (Burmese: အမျိုးသား ဆေးဖက်ဝင် အပင်များ ပန်းခြံ) is a 200-acre (0.81 km2) park located near the Naypyidaw-Taungnyo Road in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. Over 20,000 herbal and medicinal plants, representing over 700 species from the various states and divisions of Myanmar, are grown in the park. The herbal park is part of the government's efforts to protect and preserve the herbs from depletion and extinction and to keep alive the country's traditional system of medicines. It opened on 4 January 2008.[1] There is no entry fee.

National Herbal Park
အမျိုးသား ဆေးဖက်ဝင် အပင်များ ပန်းခြံ
Entrance to the park
TypeUrban park
LocationNaypyidaw
Area200 acres (0.81 km2)
Created2008
StatusOpen all year

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