The Maya thought that being sick was a punishment for a mistake or transgression.
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Abdominal Pain
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. Medicine Men relied a lot on what colour the plant was for what it was going to be able to cure e.g. Red leaves and plants for problems categorized with blood.
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The main health problem that the Maya's had was the "Yellow Fever"
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The Maya related sickness with being possessed of their soul by supernatural beings.
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Three clinical diseases, pinta, leishmaniasis, and yellow fever, and several psychiatric syndromes were described, Athletes' foot and diarrhea were very common and fast cured with herbal medicine.
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The ancient Maya perceived health as “balance”, whereas illness and disease were “imbalance”. Balance, however, was influenced by season and varied by age, gender, personality and exposure to environmental temperature extremes. A central medical-related theme held that balance was effected favorably or adversely by diet.
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