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Latino Folk Medicine

Author : Anthony M. DeStefano
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Latino Folk Medicine written by Anthony M. DeStefano and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Camphor for asthma . . . Guajava for skin care . . . Eucalyptus for bronchitis . . . Dragon's Blood for wounds . . . Cat's Claw for arthritis. . . . The Latino folk pharmacopoeia is one of the largest and richest on earth. Drawing on a centuries-old culture of healing tradition, informed by a deep reverence for history, this marvelous resource gives a vivid, balanced look at Latino folk medicine as practiced across America. Inside you will meet the lay healers, curanderes, who prescribe for the sick, visit the botanicas that sell hundreds of medicinal plant products, and learn all about the folk remedy tradition, including how , GINGER can soothe an upset stomach , ANISE keeps colic under control , KALALLO BUSH treats the common cold , EMBAUBA works as an astringent on dry skin Each botanical profile lists the scientific and common name, where the plant is grown and its physical characteristics, traditional uses, availability and dosage, and contraindications and special precautions. It is important to note that herbs should only be taken with the consultation of your physician. Welcome to the world of the yerba buena ("good herb"), where scientists are finding new hope for chronic disease and ordinary folk are discovering new possibilities for better health and well-being!

Curanderismo

Author : Robert T. Trotter
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820340715
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Curanderismo written by Robert T. Trotter and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The practice of curanderismo, or Mexican American folk medicine, is part of a historically and culturally important health care system deeply rooted in native Mexican healing techniques. This is the first book to describe the practice from an insider's point of view, based on the authors' three-year apprenticeships with curanderos (healers). Robert T. Trotter and Juan Antonio Chavira present an intimate view of not only how curanderismo is practiced but also how it is learned and passed on as a healing tradition. By providing a better understanding of why curanderos continue to be in demand despite the lifesaving capabilities of modern medicine, this text will serve as an indispensable resource to health professionals who work within Mexican American communities, to students of transcultural medicine, and to urban ethnologists and medical anthropologists.

Older Mexican Americans

Author : Kyriakos S. Markides
Publisher : Center for Mexican American Studies
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Older Mexican Americans written by Kyriakos S. Markides and published by Center for Mexican American Studies. This book was released on 1983 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Healing with Herbs and Rituals

Author : Eliseo “Cheo” Torres
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 082633962X
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Healing with Herbs and Rituals written by Eliseo “Cheo” Torres and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Healing with Herbs and Rituals is an herbal remedy-based understanding of curanderismo and the practice of yerberas, or herbalists, as found in the American Southwest and northern Mexico. Part One, "Folk Healers and Folk Healing," focuses on individual healers and their procedures. Part Two, "Green Medicine: Traditional Mexican-American Herbs and Remedies," details traditional Mexican-American herbs and cures. These remedies are the product of centuries of experience in Mexico, heavily influenced by the Moors, Judeo-Christians, and Aztecs, and include everyday items such as lemon, egg, fire, aromatic oil, and prepared water. Symbolic objects such as keys, candles, brooms, and Trouble Dolls are also used. Dedicated, in part, to curanderos throughout Mexico and the American Southwest, Healing with Herbs and Rituals shows us these practitioners are humble, sincere people who have given themselves to improving lives for many decades. Today's holistic health movement has rediscovered the timeless merits of the curanderos' uses of medicinal plants, rituals, and practical advice.

Infusions of Healing

Author : Joie Davidow
Publisher : Touchstone
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Infusions of Healing written by Joie Davidow and published by Touchstone. This book was released on 1999-10-05 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This treasury of Mexican-American herbal medicine presents hundreds of safe, effective herbal treatments for everyday ailments--teas, liniments, compresses, salves, and soothing baths for headaches, colds, fevers, digestive problems, menstrual cramps, and aches and pains. In addition, more than 200 herbs are cataloged and cross-referenced. 10 line drawings.

Taylor and Kelly's Dermatology for Skin of Color 2/E

Author : Susan C. Taylor
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071805532
Total Pages : 795 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (718 download)

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Download or read book Taylor and Kelly's Dermatology for Skin of Color 2/E written by Susan C. Taylor and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2016-01-22 with total page 795 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The highly anticipated update of the complete textbook of dermatologic science and practice focusing on the care of patients with moderately to heavily pigmented skin – 21 new chapters with more than 900 photographs! Dermatology for Skin of Color, Second Edition is a comprehensive reference that thoroughly details every aspect of dermatologic science as it applies to skin of color – from the development of the skin to the biology of hair and nails. All commonly encountered dermatologic problems of Africans, Asians, Arabs, Native Americans, and other peoples are covered, as are other diseases with significant skin manifestations. This second edition is significantly expanded with 21 new chapters covering dermatology for geriatric, adolescent, and pregnant patients, as well as depigmenting agents, viral infections, cutaneous manifestation of internal malignancy, neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis, photoaging, photosensivity, laser treatment for skin-tightening, toxins and fillers, cosmetic practices in Mexico, effects of tattooing and piercing, sickle cell disease, drug eruptions, and the biology of oral mucosa. It also features many more clinical pictures and improved organization. Extensively illustrated with more than 900 full-color photos, Dermatology for Skin of Color provides comprehensive coverage of medical, surgical, and cosmetic treatment options, pediatric dermatology, differences between skin of color and Caucasian skin, differences between ethnic groups with skin of color, and important basic science information on the structure and function of skin of color. In addition, folk remedies and over-the-counter treatments specifically targeting this population are covered.

The Curanderx Toolkit

Author : Atava Garcia Swiecicki
Publisher : Heyday Books
ISBN 13 : 9781597145718
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (457 download)

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Download or read book The Curanderx Toolkit written by Atava Garcia Swiecicki and published by Heyday Books. This book was released on 2022-07-07 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guide to understanding and using Mexican healing traditions in everyday life Arranging ofrendas. Brewing pericón into a healing tea. Releasing traumas through baños and limpias. Herbalist and curandera Atava Garcia Swiecicki spent decades gathering this traditional knowledge of curanderismo, Mexican folk healing, which had been marginalized as Chicanx and Latinx Americans assimilated to US culture. She teaches how to follow the path of the curandera, as she herself learned from apprenticing with Mexican curanderas, studying herbal texts, and listening to her ancestors. In this book readers will learn the Indigenous, African, and European roots of curanderismo. Atava also shares her personal journey as a healer and those of thirteen other inspirational curanderas serving their communities. She offers readers the tools to begin their own healing--for themselves, for their relationship with the earth, and for the people. The Curanderx Toolkit includes more than 25 profiles of native and adopted plants of Baja and Alta California and teaches you to grow, know, and love them. This book will help anyone who has lost connection with their ancestors begin to incorporate the herbal wisdom and holistic wellness of curanderismo into their lives. Take the power of ancient medicine into your own hands by learning simple herbal remedies and practicing rituals for kinship with the more-than-human world.

Curandero

Author : Eliseo “Cheo” Torres
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 0826336418
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Curandero written by Eliseo “Cheo” Torres and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eliseo Torres, known as "Cheo," grew up in the Corpus Christi area of Texas and knew, firsthand, the Mexican folk healing practiced in his home and neighborhood. Later in life, he wanted to know more about the plants and rituals of curanderismo. Torres's story begins with his experiences in the Mexican town of Espinazo, the home of the great curandero El Niño Fidencio (1899-1939), where Torres underwent life-changing spiritual experiences. He introduces us to some of the major figures in the tradition, discusses some of the pitfalls of teaching curanderismo, and concludes with an account of a class he taught in which curanderos from Cuernavaca, Mexico, shared their knowledge with students. Part personal pilgrimage, part compendium of medical knowledge, this moving book reveals curanderismo as both a contemplative and a medical practice that can offer new approaches to ancient problems. From Curandero ". . . for centuries, rattlesnakes were eaten to prevent any number of conditions and illnesses, including arthritis and rheumatism. In Mexico and in other Latin American countries, rattlesnake meat is actually sold in capsule form to treat impotence and even to treat cancer. Rattlesnake meat is also dried and ground and sprinkled into open wounds and body sores to heal them, and a rattlesnake ointment is made that is applied to aches and pains as well."

Curanderismo: The Art of Traditional Medicine Without Borders

Author : Eliseo Torres
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781792457685
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (576 download)

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Download or read book Curanderismo: The Art of Traditional Medicine Without Borders written by Eliseo Torres and published by . This book was released on 1753 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Healing with Herbs and Rituals

Author : Eliseo Torres
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 0826339611
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Healing with Herbs and Rituals written by Eliseo Torres and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2006-03-30 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Healing with Herbs and Rituals is an herbal remedy-based understanding of curanderismo and the practice of yerberas, or herbalists, as found in the American Southwest and northern Mexico. Part One, "Folk Healers and Folk Healing," focuses on individual healers and their procedures. Part Two, "Green Medicine: Traditional Mexican-American Herbs and Remedies," details traditional Mexican-American herbs and cures. These remedies are the product of centuries of experience in Mexico, heavily influenced by the Moors, Judeo-Christians, and Aztecs, and include everyday items such as lemon, egg, fire, aromatic oil, and prepared water. Symbolic objects such as keys, candles, brooms, and Trouble Dolls are also used. Dedicated, in part, to curanderos throughout Mexico and the American Southwest, Healing with Herbs and Rituals shows us these practitioners are humble, sincere people who have given themselves to improving lives for many decades. Today's holistic health movement has rediscovered the timeless merits of the curanderos' uses of medicinal plants, rituals, and practical advice.

A Study of Change in Mexican Folk Medicine

Author : Claudia Nettles Madsen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book A Study of Change in Mexican Folk Medicine written by Claudia Nettles Madsen and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Study of Change in Mexican Folk Medicine

Author : Claudia Madsen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Study of Change in Mexican Folk Medicine written by Claudia Madsen and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Aromatic and Medicinal Plants

Author : Hany El-Shemy
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 9535129775
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (351 download)

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Download or read book Aromatic and Medicinal Plants written by Hany El-Shemy and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2017-03-15 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers interesting research topics and the use of natural resources for medical treatments in some severe diseases. The most important message is to have native foods which contain high amount of active compounds that can be used as a medicinal plant. Most pharmaceutical drugs were discovered from plants, and still ongoing research will have to predict such new active compounds as anti-diseases. I do believe this book will add significant knowledge to medical societies as well as can be used for postgraduate students.

Border Medicine

Author : Brett Hendrickson
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479846325
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book Border Medicine written by Brett Hendrickson and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2014-12-05 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mexican American folk and religious healing, often referred to as curanderismo, has been a vital part of life in the Mexico-U.S. border region for centuries. A hybrid tradition made up primarily of indigenous and Iberian Catholic pharmacopeias, rituals, and notions of the self, curanderismo treats the sick person with a variety of healing modalities including herbal remedies, intercessory prayer, body massage, and energy manipulation. Curanderos, “healers,” embrace a holistic understanding of the patient, including body, soul, and community. Border Medicine examines the ongoing evolution of Mexican American religious healing from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. Illuminating the ways in which curanderismo has had an impact not only on the health and culture of the borderlands but also far beyond, the book tracks its expansion from Mexican American communities to Anglo and multiethnic contexts. While many healers treat Mexican and Mexican American clientele, a significant number of curanderos have worked with patients from other ethnic groups as well, especially those involved in North American metaphysical religions like spiritualism, mesmerism, New Thought, New Age, and energy-based alternative medicines. Hendrickson explores this point of contact as an experience of transcultural exchange. Drawing on historical archives, colonial-era medical texts and accounts, early ethnographies of the region, newspaper articles, memoirs, and contemporary healing guidebooks as well as interviews with contemporary healers, Border Medicine demonstrates the notable and ongoing influence of Mexican Americans on cultural and religious practices in the United States, especially in the American West.

Homegrown Healing

Author : Annette Sandoval
Publisher : Berkley
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Homegrown Healing written by Annette Sandoval and published by Berkley. This book was released on 1998 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, Mexicans have turned to local curanderos and yerberos -- healers and herbalists -- to cure ailments of the body as well as the soul.Now with this guide, anyone can learn these traditional methods, creating a kitchen clinic using herbal teas, poultices, tinctures, ointments, and more to find help for a wide range of conditions listed in alphabetized format for quick reference.Also included is fascinating information on the history and folklore behind Mexican home remedies, making Homegrown Healing as interesting as it is practical.

Traveling Cultures and Plants

Author : Andrea Pieroni
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1845456793
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book Traveling Cultures and Plants written by Andrea Pieroni and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tremendous increase in migrations and diasporas of human groups in the last decades are not only bringing along challenging issues for society, especially related to the economic and political management of multiculturalism and culturally effective health care, but they are also creating dramatic changes in traditional knowledge, believes and practices (KBP) related to (medicinal) plant use. The contributors to this volume – all internationally recognized scholars in the field of ethnobiology, transcultural pharmacy, and medical anthropology – analyze these dynamics of traditional knowledge in especially 12 selected case studies. Ina Vandebroek, features in Nova's "Secret Life of Scientists", answering the question: just what is ethnobotany?

On Mexican Folk Medicine

Author : John M. Ingham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (963 download)

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Download or read book On Mexican Folk Medicine written by John M. Ingham and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: