Mater Medica Limited Edition Prints

Materia medica is Latin for medical material and is used to describe reference books that catalogue medicinal plants, particularly in relation to pharmacology and botany. Mater is Latin for Mother, so this title plays on these two phrases, as herein lies a reference to multiple plants used to help women manage hormonal symptoms or reproductive health.

For the first time, I have included herbal remedies as well as using the plants themselves to represent the female reproductive organs. I have primarily included herbal remedies, as there are so many still used by women across the world, despite varying evidence on their effectiveness.

Both soybean and Chinese yams are the source of the active ingredient in hormonal contraceptives and HRT. The active naturally occurring ingredient is diosgenin, which is industrially extracted from these sources and then highly processed to produce synthetic hormones that can survive digestion.

Hand signed, giclée print on 310 gsm Museum Heritage acid-free paper, meeting the highest museum quality archival standards. Images are of the original artwork. Print images to follow. 

Printed on either A3 Plus (32.9 x 48.3 cm) or A2 (42 x 59.4cm)paper with.an additional white border to allow for signature and edition number. 

This is a limited edition with 100 available in each size.

Shipping is usually within 1 week and sent next day special delivery, tracked and signed for. The art is carefully packed in a solid cardboard tube and wrapped in acid-free paper.

COLLECTION - if you are local to Hitchin and would prefer to collect, please send me a direct message.

Care Advice

Please keep the print out of direct sunlight and frame under acrylic or glass protection (ideally UV protected) to avoid deterioration in pigments.

Please make sure your hands are clean and remove the print carefully from the packaging.