Healing With Herbs And Rituals

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Pub. Date: 2006-02-28
Publisher(s): Univ of New Mexico Pr
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Summary

'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.

Table of Contents

PREFACE TO CURRENT EDITION vii
PART ONE. Folk Healers and Folk Healing 1(74)
INTRODUCTION
3(2)
CHAPTER ONE. A Brief History of Curanderismo
5(4)
CHAPTER TWO. The Curandero
9(4)
CHAPTER THREE. Ailments
13(8)
CHAPTER FOUR. The Rituals
21(10)
CHAPTER FIVE. Folk Beliefs
31(5)
CHAPTER SIX. Don Pedrito Jaramillo
36(6)
CHAPTER SEVEN. NiƱo Fidencio
42(5)
CHAPTER EIGHT. Teresita
47(11)
CHAPTER NINE. Modern Curanderos
58(7)
CHAPTER TEN. Fusing Traditional and Modern Medicine
65(4)
CHAPTER ELEVEN. Further Reading Pertaining to Curanderismo
69(6)
PART TWO. Green Medicine: Traditional Mexican-American Herbs and Remedies 75(34)
INTRODUCTION
77(2)
CHAPTER TWELVE. Green Medicine: An Introduction
79(6)
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. A Brief History of Green Medicine
85(4)
CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Where to Get the Herbs
89(3)
CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Preparing Herbs for Use
92(2)
CHAPTER SIXTEEN. A Few Cautions
94(3)
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Important Terms
97(5)
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Keeping Green Medicine Alive
102(2)
CHAPTER NINETEEN. Further Reading Pertaining to Green Medicine
104(5)
APPENDIX: Spanish Language Listing of Plant Names 109(9)
GLOSSARY OF HERBS 118(42)
INDEX 160

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