The hot-cold wet-dry syndrome among the Quiche of Joyabaj
essay 1977 Neuenswander, Helen L. & Souder, Shirley D.

Quiché MayaMiddle America and the Caribbean > Maya Area
This is a study of Quiché ethnomedicine. The Quiche see the world, including human physiology, in terms of hot and cold. Good health requires balancing the two, and illness is diagnosed in ter...