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Download full textTorres, Eliseo – 1983
Traditional Mexican American herbal potions and remedies and their history are explained in an introductory book for the general reader. The importance of curanderismo, or green medicine, in Mexican and Mexican American cultures is explored. A brief history traces the herbal aspects of curanderismo through Mayan and Aztec cultures, the Spanish…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Folk Culture, Health Services, Hispanic American Culture
