{"product_id":"flora-s-daughters-seven-plants-through-the-lens-of-eclectic-medicine-contemporary-herbalism-and-botanical-illustration","title":"Flora’s Daughters: Seven Plants Through the Lens of Eclectic Medicine, Contemporary Herbalism, and Botanical Illustration","description":"\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs 2025 Curtis Gates Lloyd Fellows, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ocotilloherbals.com\/meet-meghan\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMeghan Henshaw\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.juliaobianco.com\/about\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJulia Orquera Bianco\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e collaboratively created this 48-page herbal \u003c\/span\u003ezine\u003cspan\u003e, combining art, research, and storytelling. The publication features concise monographs on seven plants, paired with original illustrations inspired by historical texts found in the Lloyd Library Collections.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe zine spotlights motherwort, sage, horehound, valerian, tulsi, calendula, and tobacco—plants that flourish in the Ohio River Valley. Each chapter explores the plant’s chemical constituents and actions, historical significance, traditional and contemporary uses (with particular attention to female herbalists), cultivation methods, and conservation considerations. It also includes instructions for making herbal preparations and a resource list highlighting herbal books housed in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lloydlibrary.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLloyd Library\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy weaving together archival research, hands-on practice, and visual storytelling, the project honors the legacy of female botanist-illustrators and Cincinnati’s Eclectic medical pioneers, while contributing a new, accessible voice to the evolving conversation around medicinal plants in the Ohio River Valley.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cerealbox.studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eCereal Box Studio\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cereal Box Studios","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52002428256487,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0645\/9467\/3895\/files\/1_48afc05b-e63a-40c7-b183-945bb00a4ca7.png?v=1776967644","url":"https:\/\/shopcincycac.org\/products\/flora-s-daughters-seven-plants-through-the-lens-of-eclectic-medicine-contemporary-herbalism-and-botanical-illustration","provider":"Contemporary Arts Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}