botanica
Folk remedy store
A botanica is a shop selling herbs, candles, religious statues, and spiritual supplies used in folk healing and Afro-Caribbean religions like Santería and Vodou.
Found primarily in Latino neighborhoods, botanicas serve as community resources for those seeking remedies, charms, or ritual items: She bought candles and Florida Water at the botanica.
Spanish word for herb
- manzanillaSpanish herb or aperitif
- eucalyptusAromatic Australian timber tree
- sageWisdom keeper or seasoning
- mugwortAromatic medicinal artemisia
lavender · copal · palo santo · dried · bundles · sachets · roots · leaves
Store in Spanish
- candlesWax lights with wicks
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
- statuesThree-dimensional sculpted likenesses
- saintsCanonized religious figures
oils · herbs · spiritual · supplies · storefront · counter · shelves · products
Yoruba divine spirits
- YorubaNigerian people and language
- Afro-CaribbeanOf African-descended islanders
- offeringsThings presented or given
- saintsCanonized religious figures
syncretism · initiation · ceremonies · beads · colors · devotion · altars · Catholic
Removing dirt or toxins
- folkRegular common people
- medicineCurative substance or practice
- spiritualRelating to the soul
- herbsPlants for seasoning
baths · protection · evil eye · prayers · blessing · holistic · traditional · energy
Wax lights with wicks
- offeringsThings presented or given
- cleansingRemoving dirt or toxins
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- altarSacred ritual table
prayers · invocation · ceremonies · libation · veneration · blessings · protection · devotion
yerba
Spanish word for herb
- manzanillaSpanish herb or aperitif
- eucalyptusAromatic Australian timber tree
- sageWisdom keeper or seasoning
mugwort · lavender · copal · palo santo · dried · bundles · sachets · roots · leaves · flowers
tienda
Store in Spanish
- candlesWax lights with wicks
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
- statuesThree-dimensional sculpted likenesses
saints · oils · herbs · spiritual · supplies · storefront · counter · shelves · products · remedies
orishas
Yoruba divine spirits
- YorubaNigerian people and language
- Afro-CaribbeanOf African-descended islanders
- offeringsThings presented or given
saints · syncretism · initiation · ceremonies · beads · colors · devotion · altars · Catholic · African
cleansing
Removing dirt or toxins
herbs · baths · protection · evil eye · prayers · blessing · holistic · traditional · energy · aura
candles
Wax lights with wicks
- offeringsThings presented or given
- cleansingRemoving dirt or toxins
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
altar · prayers · invocation · ceremonies · libation · veneration · blessings · protection · devotion · spiritual
- barriobodega, corner store, stoop, farmacia, taqueria
- Santeriaorisha, orishas, ache, toque, cowrie shells
- African religionsVodou, Santeria, orishas, ancestor spirits, loa
botanicapharmacy
Medicinal dispensary
drugstore · CVS · Walgreens · apothecary · doctor's office
- botanical gardenCultivated collection of labeled flora
- botanical printArtwork depicting plant specimens
- botanical drawingsScientific depictions of flora
- botanical artArtistic plant documentation
- botanical nameFormal plant classification term
- botanical illustrationScientific plant artwork
botanical, botanist, botanicals, botanists, botanize, botanically