The National Herbal Park is a 200 acre (0.809372 km²) park located near the Naypyidaw-Taungnyo Road in Naypyidaw

Naypyidaw

Naypyidaw is the capital city of Burma, also known as Myanmar. It is administered as the Naypyidaw Union Territory, as per the 2008 Constitution. On 6 November 2005, the administrative capital of Myanmar was officially moved to a greenfield 3.2 km west of Pyinmana, and approximately...

, Myanmar. Over 20,000 herbal and medicinal plants

Herbalism

Herbalism is a traditional medicinal or folk medicine practice based on the use of plants and plant extracts. Herbalism is also known as botanical medicine, medical herbalism, herbal medicine, herbology, herblore, and phytotherapy...

, 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 January 4, 2008. There is no entry fee.

See also

• Naypyidaw Safari Park
  Naypyidaw Safari Park
  The Naypyidaw Safari Park is a wildlife park, located in Naypyidaw, Myanmar . The park consists of a 35.1-acre Asian safari, a 3.53-acre Australian safari and a 59.64-acre African safari...
  
  
• Naypyidaw Water Fountain Garden
• Naypyidaw Zoological Gardens
  Naypyidaw Zoological Gardens
  The Naypyidaw Zoological Gardens located in Naypyidaw is the largest zoo in Myanmar. Located on the Yangon-Mandalay highway about 250 miles north of Yangon, the 612-acre zoo opened its doors on Myanmar's Armed Forces Day in 2008 with about 420 animals trucked in from the Yangon Zoological...