This bilingual (Spanish/English) book about the west of Mexico describes one of the richest pharmacies in the world; this pharmacy resides in the dry forest that ranges from the coast into the mountains. This book documents eleven of the most important plant medicines commonly used by the people living in the Communidad Indígena de Chacala.
Leslie Korn’s work has focused for over 40 years on the practical application of Traditional Medicine (and Integrative Medicine) in the context of global public health. She consults internationally clinical treatment on program design and development, indigenous participatory research methods and project evaluation with an indigenous and feminist lens.
When you sign up for our newsletter
