The compelling drama of American herbologist Rosita Arvigo's quest to preserve the knowledge of Don Elijio Panti, one of the last surviving and most respected traditional healers in the rainforest of Belize.
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In 1983, the American-born author and her husband Greg were discouraged, almost ready to give up their farm and natural healing practice in a remote, roadless area in western Belize. By chance, Arvigo met 87-year-old Elijoio Panti, the best-known Maya medicine man in Central America. She persuaded him to teach her about the medicinal plants of the rain forest and the Maya art of healing. With freelance writer Epstein, Arvigo presents an engaging account of her five-year association with Panti and his patients, affording an interesting glimpse of traditional healing. Ultimately, Arvigo obtained the support of the American Cancer Institue and the New York Botanical Garden for her study of natural healing; she is now director of research of Terra Nova, a 6000-acre plant reserve in Belize. Photos. Author tour.
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Trained in naprapathy (the treatment of disease using natural healing processes), American-born Arvigo and her husband opened a natural healing practice in San Ignacio, Belize. The encroaching jungle threatened their homestead and resolve, but life took an unexpected turn after they met Elijio Panti, a respected Maya healer. Believing that his vast knowledge of medicinal plants would be their salvation, Arvigo set out to learn Elijio's dying art of natural healing. This enjoyable story is one of cross-cultural friendship and commitment to preserving native plants and traditional Mayan healing remedies. In the same vein Mark Plotkin, who detailed his work with Conservation International in Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice ( LJ 7/93), Arvigo created the Ix Chel Tropical Research Foundation to send plants to research laboratories for further study. Both narratives remind one that the destruction of native cultures and rain forest vegetation, with its unknown healing potential, is a loss to all humankind. Recommended for all libraries. --Teresa Elberson, Lafayette P.L., La.
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Alternative medicine at it's best,
This review is from: Sastun: My Apprenticeship with a Maya Healer (Paperback)
Rosita Arvigo and Dr. Balick have written a very good book about the her experiences with a Mayan shaman in Belize. It gives great insights about the vanishing breed of "bush" doctors. Good for anyone who wants to study the ethnobotany of Mayas or alternative medicines in general especially those made with tropical plants and herbs.
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Thank goodness Sastun is back in print!,
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I read this title when it came out years ago and have collected a few extra copies for loaning out over the years...now my hoarding is over.
This is truly a breathtaking story about the fragile links between traditional healing and current day healing. Truly, one of the most remarkable books I have ever read.
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This book is a work of peace and beauty. Each chapter starts with a quick note on unique Mayan herbs and identifies their healing properties. This alone is a treasure. Sastun also gives an insightful, sensitive look into the character a true healer who deeply cares for his patients, mourns his lonliness, yet is energized by his spiritual support he receives in his healing and the thankfulness of his humble, hard-working and trusting Mayan patients. Personally, I loved this book... it reads quickly and easily, is beautifully written with touching humor and is remarkably uplifting.
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Don Elijio, San Antonio, San Ignacio, Central America, Don Antonio, Skunk Root, Billy Webb, Nine Xiv, Cancer Herb, Man Vine, Saint Peter, Belize City, Elijio Panti, Wild Yam, Macal River, Flor de Tilo, God the Father, God the Son, Good Friday, Our Father, Chaa Creek, Dofia Juana, Don Ehjio, Lemon Grass, Manuel Tzib New!
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"It felt like a hot, sticky day in my hometown of Chicago." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Don Elijio, San Antonio, San Ignacio, Central America, Don Antonio, Skunk Root, Billy Webb, Nine Xiv, Cancer Herb, Man Vine, Saint Peter, Belize City, Elijio Panti, Wild Yam, Macal River, Flor de Tilo, God the Father, God the Son, Good Friday, Our Father, Chaa Creek, Dofia Juana, Don Ehjio, Lemon Grass, Manuel Tzib New!
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