Acacia concurrens is one of many Australian healing plants. I learned about it during my PhD research when I was creating art with medicinal plants of Minjerribah / North Stradbroke Island in Queensland Australia, in consultations with members of the Quandamooka community.

I created this image with the plant's leaves and flowers, using my biochrome process of image making, which fuses both: organic and photographic materials over several weeks. A collaboration with nature, that embraces the organic process of decomposition, essential to live on Earth.

Acacia concurrens, also known as black wattle, grows along South-East Queensland, and can be also found in other places in Australia. It has anaesthetic and antiseptic qualities, was used for insect bites for example, and the plant's green pods and leaves were used for washing hands.

More information about its uses is available from sources on bush tucker and medicinal plants publications, iincluding:

The Flora of North Stradbroke Island, by Kathy Stephens and Donovan Sharpe. Environmental Protection Agency, Queensland Herbarium, Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elders in Council, and Consolidated Rutile Limited, 2009.

My Medicinal Plant Cycles series draws on natural science and extensive consultations and discussions with members of the Quandamooka community of Minjerribah / North Stradbroke Island in Queensland. The focus on Minjerribah medicinal plants aims to promote the recognition, appreciation, and value of local medicinal plants in the context of Aboriginal knowledge and natural science.