Parco Naturale Regionale delle Alpi Liguri

Via Mazzini

18023 Cosio d'Arroscia (IM)

Municipality: Cosio d'Arroscia

Region: Liguria

The Cosio museum site called "In Herbis Salus" belongs to the Museum of the Territory entitled "I Volti dell'Ubagu". Its head office is located in the former town hall of Cosio d'Arroscia, and in its ground floor it includes an exhibition of about 150 aromatic, medicinal and edible plant species classified with their latin or common name, machineries for the preparation of dyes, extracts and infusions. On the upper floor there is a didactic laboratory with a collection of newspapers.


The museum "In Herbis salus" was named after the agronomist Giovanni Alessandri from Cosio d'Arroscia, who after graduation as agricultural technician obtained at the Sant'Ilario di Genova Agricultural Institute joined the team of the itinerant desk of the Agruculture of Porto Maurizio. Great expert on olive tree cultivation and viticulture he specialized in medicinal plants at the school of important masters, and as a master he became part of the Committee of the Small Businesses of Porto Maurizio, until he became a provincial herbalist.


He held many courses on the medicinal plants in mountain huts or special tents created by himself to study the most interesting specimens in their habitats. He had the idea to realize experimental fields cultivated with medicinal plants for the production of perfumes in the territory of Cosio d'Arroscia, with a prevalence of lavender which is a typical plant of the Maritime Alps, and of Bulgarian Rose.

 Guide to the Herbs Museum (3.574 Kb)