Medical Practices in Ancient America

15th century according agua ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT America árbol assi balsam bark bath body buboes called Centeotl child Christians cinchona city coca cold Columbus cure days destas Díaz de Isla died Diego de Almagro different discovered disease doctor dream enfermedad España españoles especially Europe famous febrífuga first following found FRANCES ERSKINE INGLIS FRANCISCO JAVIER CLAVIJERO given good great guayacán hand herb herbs herida hierva Hispaniola historia illness Indians indios island kind king know knowledge known laxative learned leaves left leprosy life little llagas look made mainland make malady medicine médicos megicanos mentioned México mouth mundo name nuts Oviedo pain paresce parts passed patient people physicians place plant powder priests quina remedio roots Ruiz Diaz same sancto says seen sick sífilis small smallpox sores Spain Spaniards Spanish syphilis taken temazcalli things three time took tree used water women wood work would wound year years