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Author:
Garcia Swiecicki, Atava, author.
Title:
The curanderx toolkit : reclaiming ancestral Latinx plant medicine and rituals for healing / Atava Garcia Swiecicki.
Publisher:
Heyday,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
x, 292 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Subject:
Healing--Latin America.
Healers--Latin America.
Materia medica, Vegetable--Latin America.
Traditional medicine--Latin America.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-287).
Contents:
Seeds -- Roots and flowers -- Remembering ancestral ways of wellness -- Self-care is a revolutionary act -- Creating sacred space -- Herbal allies -- Tending to our gardens -- Cultivating a medicine-making practice -- Nourishment : herbal tonics and food as medicine -- Energy and boundaries -- Dancing with los aires -- Cleansing ourselves : limpias and baños -- La medicina of dreams.
Summary:
"The Curanderx Toolkit teaches the historical roots of curanderismo, and the author shares her personal journey as a healer and those of thirteen other inspirational curanderas serving their communities. The book also includes more than 25 profiles of native and adopted plants of Baja and Alta California"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1597145718
9781597145718 (softcover)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1293450361
LCCN:
2021055132
Locations:
GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)
CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)
UGPF911 -- Indianola Public Library (Indianola)
SMPE094 -- Waverly Public Library (Waverly)

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