Epilepsy and Its Treatment in the Ancient Cultures of America
| Autor: | Jan G.R. Elferink |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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Epilepsy
Plants Medicinal History Incidence media_common.quotation_subject Religion and Medicine Pre-Columbian era Ancient history medicine.disease Indians Central American Magic (paranormal) Neurology History 16th Century Peru medicine Humans Neurology (clinical) Magic Mexico History Ancient Magic and religion Phytotherapy media_common |
| Zdroj: | Epilepsia. 40:1041-1046 |
| ISSN: | 1528-1167 0013-9580 |
| Popis: | Epilepsy was a well-recognized disease in pre-Columbian America, as appears from the reports of the Spanish chroniclers of the sixteenth century. Both the Aztecs and the Incas strongly associated epilepsy with magic and religion, which is evident from their ideas about the pathogenesis and treatment of the disease. Apart from treatment of epilepsy by magic means, the Incas and especially the Aztecs used in addition a large number of botanic medicines; the use of these medicines probably had an empiric nature. |
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