Building on his earlier works: Folk Healer and Green Medicine, Torres (a U. of New Mexico administrator) treats his early exposure to curanderismo-- Mexican/Mexican-American folk healing--and its history, beliefs, practitioners, and practices. He includes notes on integrating traditional and modern medicine, annotated further reading, the Spanish names of featured plants, an herbal glossary, and line illustrations. Torres and Sawyer co-authored Curandero: A Life in Mexican Folk Healing (U. of New Mexico Press). Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)