Tag: women and plants
Maria Graham (England, 1785-1842)
Maria Graham, a writer and naturalist, stood out for her botanical collections in Brazil, criticism of slavery and works that marked the science and art of the 19th century.
Chili pepper
Chili peppers, seen as "primitive" by European elites, were transgressive when used by women, associated with lack of control and excessive sexuality.
Jurema
Jurema is used by the indigenous peoples of north-eastern Brazil to treat physical and mental ailments, as well as being an aphrodisiac and an element of love magic.
Jaborandi
Linked to female shamans, jaborandi reflects the role of female spiritual and medicinal leadership in indigenous traditions.
Cat grass
Cat grass (nepeta) is used in initiation ceremonies to induce altered states of consciousness among peoples of the present-day USA, Canada and Mexico.
Coke
Coca has been used for more than 4,500 years. Pre-Columbian societies considered it a gift from the Sun God.