My interest in medicinal botany first and foremost stems from my family’s herbal practice in Shiraz, Iran, where I also spent my childhood. Since 2014, the beginning of my scientific manuscript project, I have been greatly inspired by illustrated botanical manuscripts that I have studied such as a 12th c. manuscript, called Herbal. As a result, my works combine visual and conceptual interpretations from my research with my life narratives and contemporary events. Below are … Continue reading Exploring the UCSF Archives: Medicinal Botany