By Nikki Minor

(chicory.) is a self-published zine about herbalism. A portion of all proceeds go to the New Orleans Safety and Freedom Fund, a local bail fund.

This issue is an expansion of the issue 1 and is for anyone looking to learn about herbal medicine. Includes simple recipes that give you the tools to start making your own medicine right away.

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Nikki Minor (she/they) is a practitioner of folk herbalism, zine maker, and creative force behind Chicory Botanicals (@chicoryzine), a femme-owned line of small-batch herbal medicines and plant zines.

Nikki was born and raised on Chitamacha-Houma land (aka New Orleans, LA) and has been practicing herbalism for 5 years. Nikki is passionate about plants, accessibility in herbalism, anti-racism, Black and African botanical legacy, community-based mutual aid, abolition and being an educator.

Chicory Botanicals was started in 2017 with a mission to make affordable herbal medicines and raise money to donate to a local bail fund. Chicory Botanicals donates 10% of its monthly proceeds to local and national mutual aid.