Infusions of Healing by Joie Davidow | Mexican Herbal Remedies & Traditional Natural Healing

Explore generations of Mexican and Mexican American herbal knowledge in Infusions of Healing by Joie Davidow, a practical and historical guide to traditional plant-based remedies used for everyday wellness.

Drawing attention to herbal knowledge with roots in Indigenous Mexican traditions and its continuation within Mexican American households, Davidow examines how healing practices involving herbs, teas, infusions, tonics, salves, compresses, and baths have been preserved and passed down across generations.

Alongside the remedies themselves, Infusions of Healing explores the history behind these traditions and the ways Indigenous botanical knowledge endured following the Spanish conquest of Mexico.

The book includes hundreds of traditional preparations and remedies associated with common everyday concerns, including headaches, colds, digestive discomfort, menstrual cramps, skin concerns, and more.

Topics include:

• Traditional Mexican herbal remedies
• Mexican American folk healing
• Indigenous Mexican plant knowledge
• Medicinal herbs and their traditional uses
• Herbal teas and infusions
• Salves, liniments, and compresses
• Herbal baths and topical preparations
• Traditional approaches to everyday ailments
• History and preservation of Mexican herbal knowledge
• Natural and plant-based wellness traditions

Infusions of Healing is a valuable addition to the library of readers interested in Mexican herbalism, traditional remedies, folk medicine, medicinal plants, Indigenous plant knowledge, curanderismo, and the history of natural healing traditions.

Author: Joie Davidow
Publisher: Atria
Language: English

Note: This book discusses traditional and historical healing practices and is not a substitute for professional medical advice or treatment.