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Family Farmacia

Before Antony Jauregui left Los Angeles for college in Flagstaff two weeks ago, he spent as much time as he could with his Mom, soaking up her knowledge of plant-based medicine.

Traditional Mexican botanical medicine was alive and well when Antony Jauregui (HOW-re-gee) was growing up in Los Angeles. Now the Youth Radio reporter is trying to make sure he learns everything he can about it from his mother and other Latino naturalists.