Emily Dakin
Herbs for Fertility
Illustration
2020
25 (CAD)
For Sale
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 enforce the symbolism of fertility.
Work by
Emily Dakin aka. Emildee
Illustration
“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]