{"id":31,"date":"2025-04-21T17:17:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T17:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kathyangu.digital.uic.edu\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2025-05-02T18:46:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T18:46:57","slug":"what-are-botanicas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kathyangu.digital.uic.edu\/?page_id=31","title":{"rendered":"What Are Bot\u00e1nicas?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <strong>bot\u00e1nica<\/strong> is a type of herbal shop and spiritual center where community members can find both physical remedies and spiritual tools. These spaces offer a wide range of items like herbs, teas, candles, incense, oils, religious statues, books, jewelry, and more\u2014all used in traditional healing practices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In many communities bot\u00e1nicas function as a healthcare safety net, providing remedies and services for those who may not have easy access to conventional healthcare due to financial difficulties, language barriers, systemic lack of access, etc. For many, bot\u00e1nicas are the first place they turn to for guidance, healing, or spiritual support. For others, they may serve as a last resort when other systems of care have failed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d130cf1d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary);border-top-width:1px;margin-top:40px;padding-top:40px;padding-bottom:20px\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hendrickson, Brett. \u201cNeo-Shamans, <em>Curanderismo<\/em> and Scholars: Metaphysical Blending in Contemporary Mexican American Folk Healing.\u201d <em>Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions<\/em>, vol. 19, no. 1, 2015, pp. 25\u201344. <em>JSTOR<\/em>, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1525\/nr.2015.19.1.25. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michel, Claudine. \u201cOf Worlds Seen and Unseen: The Educational Character of Haitian Vodou.\u201d <em>Comparative Education Review<\/em>, vol. 40, no. 3, 1996, pp. 280\u201394. <em>JSTOR<\/em>, http:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/1189105. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Viladrich, Anah\u00ed. \u201cBot\u00e1nicas in America\u2019s Backyard: Uncovering the World of Latino Healers\u2019 Herb-Healing Practices in New York City.\u201d <em>Human Organization<\/em>, vol. 65, no. 4, 2006, pp. 407\u201319. <em>JSTOR<\/em>, http:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/44127454. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wing, Donna Marie. \u201cA Comparison of Traditional Folk Healing Concepts with Contemporary Healing Concepts.\u201d <em>Journal of Community Health Nursing<\/em>, vol. 15, no. 3, 1998, pp. 143\u201354. <em>JSTOR<\/em>, http:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/3427709. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also includes insights from conversations with bot\u00e1nica practitioners and people I know who participate in these healing practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c8eba5de wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary);border-top-width:1px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;margin-top:40px;padding-top:15px;padding-bottom:15px\">\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.227), 16px);\">Copyright 2023 | A WordPress Theme By <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/superbthemes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SuperbThemes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bot\u00e1nica is a type of herbal shop and spiritual center where community members can find both physical remedies and spiritual tools. 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