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365 Healing Herbs
Airmid, Celtic Goddess of healing herbs, wept over the death of her brother and from her tears, sprang 365 healing herbs, one for each sinew and joint. Airmid is traditionally depicted with a mortar and pestle.
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Deep Connections
"Herbal knowledge is transmitted to, belongs to and is practiced and managed by women, like property."
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Giulia the Professional
Giulia Tofana, creator of the famous poison "Aqua Tofana" was a friend and hero to marginalized people, and women looking to escape abusive relationships, with her special poison, containing the herb, Belladonna.
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Herbs for Fertility
Women have practiced herbalism as a form of reproductive autonomy for centuries. Plants like Red Clover and fennel aid in conception. Each plant on the figure corresponds with the part of the body it benefits. Symbols such as the bee, and the egg... More
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Herbs for Resistance
Alexis Nikole aka Black Forager, is working to educate and empower people through herbalism and foraging, via her humorous and informative social media platforms. She reclaims "lost" knowledge that was otherwise deemed unimportant through the lens... More
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Herbs for Sovereignty
Circe, White Witch of Aeaea, tricks Odysseus’ men into drinking a potion with Jimson Weed, that turns the trespassers into swine.
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My Body My Choice
A woman bathes in abortifacient herbs, a metamorphosis begins to take place in the body. For centuries, women have turned to herbalism as a way of gaining reproductive autonomy. Herbs commonly used in this practice include pennyroyal,... More
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Sovereignty Vase & Foragers Tapestry
The story of Circe, turning men to swine to gain her sovereignty through the use of her magical herbs. The drop-sheet in the background is a surface pattern I designed, using elements from illustration 6, featuring forager’s herbs and foods,... More
Work by
Emily Dakin aka. Emildee
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“History points to women as being the proprietors of herbal knowledge and the first ones to document and categorize herbs by their medicinal and toxic qualities. This ancestral knowledge lives on...” [More]