Table 1 Illnesses and Corresponding Diets
ILLNESS | EXPLANATORY MODEL | DIET |
|---|---|---|
DIGESTIVE ILLNESSES | Â | Â |
aquÃraja (see text) | bad air, spirits | wind |
colic | temperature | spicy, cold |
constipation | bad food (too dry, certain fruits) | none |
diarrhea (simple) | temperature, dirty water, bad food | spicy, cold, heat, soup |
dysentery | temperature, dirty water | spicy, pork, cold, heat, soup, oil |
empacho (see text) | bad food, temperature | pork, cold, soup |
parasites | bad food, walking barefoot | sweet |
stomach ache | temperature | spicy, cold |
BITES AND STINGS | Â | Â |
bullet ant bite | poisoning, mechanical | spicy |
scorpion sting | poisoning, mechanical | spicy, toothed animals, sex, cold, heat |
snake bite | poisoning, mechanical | spicy, sour, pork, toothed fish and animals, sex, cold, heat |
stingray sting | poisoning, mechanical | sex, cold |
EXTERNAL PROBLEMS | Â | Â |
acariasis | parasites, bad hygiene | bad blood |
burns | physical | spicy, sex, heat |
isÃicu (see text) | bad blood, sympathetic magic, bad hygiene | bad blood |
leishmaniasis | microbios (see text), spirits | spicy, pork, toothed fish and animals, bad blood, sex, cold, heat |
mouth sores | bad blood, sympathetic magic | none |
múcuaay+ itúuja (see text) | rainbow, sun, fog, bad air | spicy, heat |
pus-filled boils | bad blood, physical | spicy, bad blood, cold |
wounds | mechanical | spicy, cold, heat |
FEVER RELATED | Â | Â |
bronchitis | bad air, temperature | spicy, pork, sex, cold |
cholera | bad air, spirits, bad water | sweet, spicy, pork, soup, sex, cold, heat |
fever | temperature | cold, heat |
flu | bad air, spirits | spicy, sex, cold, heat |
malaria | bad water, bad food, bad blood, mosquitoes, sexually transmitted, microbios (see text) | spicy, pork, sex, cold, heat |
measles | bad air, spirits | spicy, sour, toothed fish and animals, soup, sex, cold, heat, oil |
tabardillo (see text) | temperature | cold, heat |
whooping cough | bad air, spirits | sweet, spicy, sour, pork, toothed fish and animals, soup, sex, cold, heat |
OTHER ILLNESSES | Â | Â |
anemia | bad blood, lack of blood, microbios (see text), bad hygiene | sweet |
corazonada (see text) | emotional | none |
ear infections | temperature | cold, wind |
eye problems | mechanical, temperature, bad air | spicy, heat, spider webs in the eyes |
dislocations | mechanical | spicy, exertion |
fractures | mechanical | spicy, exertion |
general weakness | lack of blood, malnutrition | none |
head ache | temperature, bad blood | none |
haemorrhages | temperature | sweet, spicy, sour, toothed fish and animals, soup, sex, heat, exertion |
hernia | physical | spicy, sex, cold, exertion |
insomnia (in children) | temperature, lack of blood | none |
kidney problems | temperature, bad water | spicy, pork, toothed fish and animals, alcohol |
liver problems | bad or strong food and drink, temperature | spicy, pork, toothed fish and animals alcohol |
love problems | emotional | none |
pulsario (see text) | emotional | spicy, sour, toothed fish and animals, sex |
rheumatism | temperature | spicy, sex, cold, heat |
saladera (see text) | personalistic | hunting animals in forest, being seen by people |
sobreparto (see text) | mechanical | cold |
temper tantrum (in children) | emotional | none |
uterine problems | temperature, mechanical, microbios (see text) | spicy, sour, toothed fish and animals, soup, sex, cold, heat, alcohol |
witchcraft | personalistic | spicy, sour, pork, toothed fish and animals, bad blood, sex, cold |