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Título del libro: Medicinal Plants: Biodiversity And Drugs
Título del capítulo: Medicinal plants: How are they used to treat neurological diseases?

Autores UNAM:
MARIA EVA GONZALEZ TRUJANO; ADRIAN MARTINEZ CERVANTES; HERMELINDA SALGADO CEBALLOS; SANDRA ADELA OROZCO SUAREZ;
Autores externos:

Idioma:
Inglés
Año de publicación:
2012
Resumen:

Among the Aztecs, the three main spiritual centers were the head region (tonalli), the heart region (teyolia), and the region of the liver (ihiyotl). According to traditional Aztec beliefs, an accumulation of phlegm in the chest, for example, could cause insanity, stupidity, or epilepsy by affecting the teyolia (López 1971, Ortiz 1975). The causes of, and remedies for, some diseases were sought by means of consultation with the spiritual world. Indeed, the Aztecs frequently used certain plants with hallucinogenic powers to change sensory perceptions and lead individuals to believe that they had traveled to other worlds where they were among the gods and were able to obtain information about the cause of a disease and its remedies (Obiols and López 1975). The majority of plants that have been utilized as entheogens (i.e., substances that, upon ingestion, produce divine experiences) contain alkaloids that act on the nervous system in such a manner that the senses are altered and sensitized when confronted with distinct stimuli (Shultes and Hofmann 1982). © 2012 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.


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