Roots of African American Herbalism: Herbal Use by Enslaved Africans by Alyson Morgan

This article dives into the history of African herbalism in america, its appropriation and colonization. We have a long legacy of erasure within the diaspora that we fight nail and tooth to stop!

"African American herbalism is a rich melange of many cultural traditions with deep origins rooted in African history dating back to ancient Egypt. It includes Arab and Asian practices that crossed paths due to trade and cultural exchange on the African continent. As enslaved African people crossed the Atlantic with the transatlantic slave trade, their herbal knowledge and practices were influenced—as well as appropriated by—European slavers."

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