Julien Antih 🌿📜
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Julien Antih 🌿📜
@julienantih.bsky.social
Ethnopharmacologist 🇫🇷🇸🇮 born 346.61 ppm
Assistant prof. | Montpellier University
Trying to figure out what plants already know
• Materia Medica collection research
• Bridging science, tradition, art & culture

@antihlab.bsky.social + @haenke.bsky.social
The Society for Ethnobotany meets in Montpellier, 31 May–4 June 2026.
A call for an undisciplined #ethnobotany centred on reciprocity, #decolonial thinking and multispecies relations. #PlantsAndPeople
#ethnobiology #plants #biodiversity #traditionalknowledge #OneHealth

More : tinyurl.com/SEB2026
November 17, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Markets are rich in #medicinalplants, & Gumi Shuka in Yerevan is no exception.
A visit is never just about buying. You get local names & uses, preparations. Sometimes, without even asking a single question.
For instance, the lady mentioned aveluk, maybe you use it too but not in soup. #ethnobotany
August 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
O patrão do porto

Btw did you know #Portugal comes from Portus Cale?
It was a small Roman port known today as #Porto. In the Middle Ages, the region became the County of Portucale. That’s where the Kingdom of Portugal was born in the 12th century.

So yes, it all started here ⚓✨
#summer #picture
August 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
July 25, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Trying to reunite baby bats with their mother 🦇🦇

After a call to the 🇸🇮 bat rescue centre, we placed them in a warm cardboard box.
At dusk, we set the box near where we found them. We set up a camera for a few images, then removed everything to give them the best chance of survival
#animal #nature
July 15, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I’ll be speaking at the SEB conference in Prague.

Sharing our work on Montpellier’s Droguier and how plant-based biomaterials sit at the intersection of material culture, and healthcare innovation.

If you’re around 7-12 June, let’s meet and talk plants

#ethnobotany #materiedica #materialculture
April 22, 2025 at 6:35 AM
In no particular order : Montpellier’s landscape & vineyard, vitamine sea and a toxic plant (Hyosciamus niger) #photography
March 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I was preparing my phytovigilance class & came across this recent article by Banaz&Heinrich. They tested 73 Lavandula oral products - 30% failed quality testing & 63% lacked key compounds. Serious issues in HMP & supplements, raising consumer safety concerns. #herbalmedicine
doi.org/10.1016/j.ej...
March 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The apocalyptic metal horse of the Paris Olympics has landed in Montpellier, Fr. And yes, the statue of Louis XIV in the background does look like it’s giving a dodgy salute - but let’s not go there.
March 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Pleasure to introduce Le Droguier as part of the Art & Science season at Montpellier’s contemporary Art Gallery MoCo
We’ll be holding 2 more guided tours - 11.04 & 16.05 - join us & discover the rich cultural and environmental #history of the 2nd largest #materiamedica collection in #France #ArtSci
March 8, 2025 at 10:03 AM
An old friend from the US: Trump is the worst but fortunately I live in a liberal area in a liberal state so my day to day is pretty good.

Me :
March 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
AI filters are strong, but human creativity is stronger

#AIvshuman
#meme
#PromptEngineering101
#ChatGPTLogic
February 28, 2025 at 6:43 AM
🌬️ 🏙️
Namsan park, Seoul 🇰🇷
#photography
#city
February 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
February 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I know it’s a long shot, but who knows.

I’m updating 200+ years of materia medica data and wondering, has anyone automated the process of converting binomial names from older classifications into today’s APG system?

Any leads on a Python script that could help? #botany #taxonomy #materiamedica
February 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
#Throwback to Tokyo, October 2024 - when the world still felt somewhat okay. #photography #japan
February 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Winter at the Salagou lake - Cévennes 🌬️🥶#photography #nature
February 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
At @antihlab.bsky.social , our practice is shaped by the ecologies of southern France - drawing inspiration from the diverse landscapes around the Mediterranean Sea. These environments inform our approach, rooted in respect for traditional knowledge and all forms of life that contribute to it.
February 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
In Maastricht next month? @sashstrelec.bsky.social will be speaking at the Jan Van Eyck Academy’s Regenerate symposium next month on the intersections of design, herbaria, and traditional medicinal knowledge. Stay tuned! More details here: janvaneyck.nl/calendar/reg... #SciArt
#design #morethanhuman
February 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
If you're interested in nutrition and sustainable development, check out our latest article on cassava leaves 🌱

Full Thread 🧵 : https://bsky.app/profile/julienantih.bsky.social/post/3lifsjwwad22a

#science
February 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
As our lab takes form, images from the 2023 exhibition "The Invisible Botany of Urban Spaces". At @antihlab, we believe in the importance of the connections - between traditional knowledge and scientific research, between plants, people, and ideas.
#sciart #science #photography
February 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Sparkling Mediterranean Sea
#Barcelona ✈️🗺️
#photography

February 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Migration complete. Is it really so hard to understand that we just want healthy platforms? Enough with the cursed social media run by lunatics—time to move on!
January 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
In our work, we study the interactions between medical plants, traditional knowledge and human health and its role in the contemporary global context.

Stay tuned 🌱🧪
January 16, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Hi, you too moved from X to BlueSky? Welcome to my corner!

I’m Le J, pharmacist & ethnopharmacologist. I study traditional remedies and how plants have been used in medicine for centuries. Think herbal knowledge meets modern science.

Let’s talk plants, tradition, and natural products
#science
November 17, 2024 at 8:22 PM