Curanderismo and Yerbas! Mexican Folk Healing Medicine and Folk Medicine
Author: NCFH
Date Published: 2009
Presented by Eliseo Torres, EdD, MA of the University of New Mexico, this presentation is a brief, historical overview of Mexican Folk Medicine and Folk beliefs from Aztec to modern times. The objectives of this presentation are to inform the audience of the impact of Mexican Traditional Medicine on the Latino population of the U.S. especially in the Southwest; to emphasize the influence of Curanderismo on the current medical trend of holistic and integrated medicine; and to describe and discuss the basic usage of herbal medicine and rituals in healing various illnesses.
Date Published: 2009
Presented by Eliseo Torres, EdD, MA of the University of New Mexico, this presentation is a brief, historical overview of Mexican Folk Medicine and Folk beliefs from Aztec to modern times. The objectives of this presentation are to inform the audience of the impact of Mexican Traditional Medicine on the Latino population of the U.S. especially in the Southwest; to emphasize the influence of Curanderismo on the current medical trend of holistic and integrated medicine; and to describe and discuss the basic usage of herbal medicine and rituals in healing various illnesses.
