TEJANO MEDICINE

Curar de empacho is to resolve indigestion.

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Instructions:

• Lie on your stomach.

• The curandero/a will examine your back

• After assessing the area, he/she will pull the skin until popping is heard.

• Drink water and the gases will pass.

Curar de ojo is to alleviate negative energy. Symptoms include a small fever, lethargy, and sometimes vomiting. It is believed the ojo can be contracted when someone gives you negative energy by staring, talking to you, or watching you in excess.

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Instructions:

• Lie on your back.

• The curanadero/a will have an egg that has been out at room temperature for about 5 minutes.

• Beginning with the sign of the cross, he/she will cite prayers like the Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, etc., while rubbing the egg over your body.

• Once the egg is warm, he/she will do the sign of the cross and crack the egg in a small glass with water.

• Place the glass under your bed before you go to sleep.

• Throw the egg in the direction of the sunrise to the east.

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How to read the egg:

• If there are visible eyes, the ojo has been removed.

Curar de susto occurs when someone undergoes a traumatic experience such as a car accident or a near-death experience. The individual can incur nightmares preventing them from sleeping after a stressful situation.

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Instructions:

• Put 2 little branches called mata de ruda under your mattress.

• Cross your shoes under the bed to help you sleep.

• Then bless your home by beginning with all 4 corners of the house, inside and outside, and saying prayers throughout. 

• To cure the susto, place a white sheet down on the floor next to the front door.

• Lay down on the floor next to the front door (feet facing the door) and cover the individual with a white sheet.

• Sweep the person for 15 minutes making crosses.

• Pray the Apostles Creed multiple times while sweeping.

• Then at the end say: "[Name], vente no te quedes."

• The individual responds by saying: "Ay voy."