Poster on the wall of the Cayambe Hospital.
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Poster on the wall of the Cayambe Hospital. |
 Jambi Huasi, an Otavalo clinic where both traditional and modern medicine are practiced. |
 What this clinic treats. |
 The diagnostic cuy (guinea pig). Cost $5 if you bring your own cuy. $10 if the clinic provides one. |
 A student, who has had diarrhea non-stop for 3 weeks, volunteered to be the patient. (Nobody mentioned his symptoms to the shaman). |
 body, the cuy absorbes the vibes from the patient. The cuy is killed and his internals are examined. |
 The diagnosis was a parasite (specifically an ameoba) and minor back pain that will go away when the parasite is eradicated. |
 a six inch long tarantula next to Crist on the cross. |
 The student was prescribed the herb "albin descor". The diarrhea went away and has not come back. |