Empacho Egg-Rub Diagnosis
- Region
- Mexico
- Tradition
- Curanderismo
- Era
- Ancient (pre-500 CE)
- Science
- Untested
- Today
- Widely Practiced Today
- Traditional logic
Belief that emotional excess or overeating causes food to stick to intestinal wall
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Sobada (Abdominal Massage)
- Region
- Mexico
- Tradition
- Curanderismo
- Era
- Ancient (pre-500 CE)
- Science
- Untested
- Today
- Widely Practiced Today
- Traditional logic
Belief that organs can become misaligned or food physically 'stuck', requiring manipulation
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