Diagnosis	Characteristics	Traditional treatment
Ataque de nervios (“nervous attack”)	Intense but brief release of emotion thought to be caused by family conflict or anger	No immediate treatment other than calming the patient
Bilis (anger)	Outburst of anger	Herbs, including wormwood
Caida de la mollera (“fallen fontanel”)	Childhood condition characterized by irritability and diarrhea thought to be caused by abrupt withdrawal from the mother's breast	Holding the child upside down or applying gentle pressure to the hard palate
Empacho (indigestion)	Constipation, cramps, or vomiting thought to be caused by overeating	Abdominal massage and herbal purgative teas; an egg passed over the abdomen supposedly “sticks” to the affected area
Fatiga (shortness of breath, fatigue)	Asthma symptoms and fatigue	Steam inhalation and herbal treatments, including eucalyptus and mullein (gordolobo)
Frio de la matriz (decreased libido)	Pelvic congestion and decreased libido thought to be caused by insufficient rest after childbirth	Damiana tea, rest
Mal aire (“bad air”)	Cold air that is thought to cause respiratory infections and earaches	Steam baths, hot compresses, stimulating herbal teas
Mal de ojo (“evil eye”)	A hex cast on children, sometimes unconsciously, that is thought to be caused by the admiring gaze of someone more powerful	The hex can be broken if the person responsible for the hex touches the child, or if a healer passes an egg over the child's body; the egg is then broken into a bowl of water and placed under the child's bed; child may wear charms for protection
Mal puesto (sorcery)	Unnatural illness that is not easily explained	Magic
Pasmo (“frozen face”)	Temporary paralysis of the face or limbs, often thought to be caused by a sudden hot-cold imbalance	Massage
Susto (“soul loss”)	Posttraumatic illness (e.g., shock, insomnia, depression, anxiety)	Barrida ritual purification ceremony (herbs used to sweep patient's body) repeated until the patient improves