Eliseo “Cheo” Torres

About The Author

Eliseo "Cheo" Torres is vice president of student affairs at the University of New Mexico.

Books by Eliseo “Cheo” Torres

Curandero

A Life in Mexican Folk Healing

By Eliseo “Cheo” Torres and Timothy L. Sawyer
Eliseo Torres, known as Cheo, grew up in the Corpus Christi area of Texas and knew, firsthand, the Mexican folk healing practiced in his home and neighborhood. Later in life, he wanted to know more about the plants and rituals of curanderismo. Torres's story begins with his experiences in the Mex...
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Healing with Herbs and Rituals

A Mexican Tradition

By Eliseo “Cheo” Torres
Edited by Timothy L. Sawyer
Healing with Herbs and Rituals is an herbal remedy-based understanding of curanderismo and the practice of yerberas, or herbalists, as found in the American Southwest and northern Mexico. Part One, Folk Healers and Folk Healing, focuses on individual healers and their procedures. Part Two, Green ...
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