Rosita Ascencio: Purépecha Healer. In this book, we are guided by the hand of the Doctor Roberto Campos, an advocate of traditional Mexican medicine, through an exploration of the life and practice of Rosita Ascencio, a Purépecha healer who has recorded all of her patient consultations in journals, constituting an invaluable account of indigenous medical wisdom. The book tells the story of how Ascencio was initiated into the practice of folk medicine and of her struggle to build the Indigenous Purépecha Medical Practitioners’ Organization. It includes charts summarizing patient information and statistics, making this book a unique compendium of traditional medicine.