Las Curanderas: Traditional Healers in New Mexico

Painting by Ricardo Ortega Courtesy of aztecreations.net  http://www.motherearthliving.com/health-and-wellness/new-mexico-shealing-tradition.aspx?PageId=5#ArticleContent I found the above article about a ninety one year old curandera named Gabrielita.  According to this article, there are three main categories of curanderas: yerbera (herbalist) and continuing with the partera(midwife), sobadora (folk chiropractor), and curandera … Continue reading