Centro de Plantas Medicinales de Tejeda

About the museum

The Centro de Plantas Medicinales de Tejeda opened on 21 April 2007 and is a public facility run by the Tejeda town council. Its aim is to revive and share the relationship between people and nature through the medicinal use of plants, remedies and the beliefs associated with them. Botanists, shepherds, anthropologists, geographers, doctors, historians and chemists all took part in its design; the museum project was developed by the company Tibicena, Arqueología y Patrimonio.

The exhibition room presents natural remedies, with an explanation of each plant, its functions and recipes, the division of labour by gender and women's contribution to traditional medicine. Furniture from an old pharmacy from Arucas is on display, the figure of the yerbero (traditional herb seller) is highlighted, and visitors can learn about products typical of Tejeda, such as bitter almond oil or Cumbre honey.

The multipurpose room shows a wide variety of medicinal flora and how it is used, with an area where different plants can be seen drying, and at the entrance visitors can try infusions of plants from the municipality. Outside there is an interpretive garden. According to its listing, it is the only centre of its kind in the Canary Islands.

Highlights

• Exhibition room on natural remedies and recipes
• Furniture from an old pharmacy from Arucas
• The yerbero and women's role in traditional medicine
• Area where plants are seen drying
• Outdoor interpretive garden
• Infusions of medicinal plants from Tejeda

Permanent exhibitions

• Sala expositiva – Natural remedies from plants, with recipes, women's role in traditional medicine, furniture from an old pharmacy from Arucas and the figure of the yerbero.
• Sala polivalente – Wide variety of medicinal flora and its uses, the benefits of aloe vera and Tejeda almonds, and an area for observing plants drying.
• Jardín interpretativo – Outdoor garden with plants grouped in beds according to their uses and properties.

Founded

2007

Operated by

Ayuntamiento de Tejeda

Admission & discounts

Standard admission of €2, the same for under-18s, over-65s, pensioners and students under 25.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The FEDAC listing mentions a wheelchair and a toilet among the centre's facilities, without further details.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Small café in the multipurpose room serving medicinal plant infusions. Shop selling medicinal plants, honey and aloe vera products. Library and public internet access point.

Events & venue rental

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