curandero

Traditional Latin shaman

A curandero is a traditional healer in Latin American cultures, especially Mexican and Mexican-American communities.

Curanderos use folk medicine, herbal remedies, spiritual rituals, and prayer to treat illness—addressing both physical ailments and conditions like *susto* (soul loss) or *mal de ojo* (evil eye).

The practice blends indigenous, Catholic, and folk traditions: The family consulted a curandero when doctors couldn't explain the illness.

Female healers are curanderas.

practice

ritual

Ceremonial set of actions

feIron's chemical symbol
retabloReligious painted panel
milagroSpanish for miracle

ethnomedicine

peyote

Hallucinogenic desert succulent

ayahuascaPsychoactive Amazonian plant brew
copalFragrant tropical tree resin
manzanillaSpanish herb or aperitif

ancestral · maya

spiritual

huevo

Egg, en español

copalFragrant tropical tree resin
brujeríaSpanish-language sorcery tradition
milagroSpanish for miracle

altar · ofrenda

folk

brujo

Male magical practitioner

tarotDivination card set
trabajoJob, in Spanish
puebloCommunal adobe village

mercado · plaza · feria

healing

don

Put on attire

manosSpanish for hands
feIron's chemical symbol
barrioHispanic urban district

confianza · abuelita

Opposites

medical legitimacy

curanderomedical doctor

Licensed healthcare practitioner

MD · physician · surgeon · specialist · nurse practitioner

healing methodology

curanderomedical researcher

One who studies health scientifically

lab technician

cultural framework

curanderohospital administrator

Medical facility executive

Family

curanderos, curandera

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