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As enslaved Africans made their way to the New World, their herbal traditions and medicine-making practices were carried along with them. They relied on herbal folk medicine to treat specific conditions while being forced to work on plantations. During #BlackHistoryMonth, we invite you to explore the use of herbal medicinal practices by African American herbalists, including three plants traditionally used by enslaved people for medicinal purposes: Boneset, Mullein, and Cotton. Medicinal Plants, Folk Medicine, University Of Denver, Herbal Plants, The New World, Traditional Medicine, Reproductive Health, Herbal Medicine, Natural Health

As enslaved Africans made their way to the New World, their herbal traditions and medicine-making practices were carried along with them. They relied on herbal folk medicine to treat specific conditions while being forced to work on plantations. During #BlackHistoryMonth, we invite you to explore the use of herbal medicinal practices by African American herbalists, including three plants traditionally used by enslaved people for medicinal purposes: Boneset, Mullein, and Cotton.

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