Aztec cure for official fatigue.Bill Clinton and Al Gore Noun 1. Al Gore - Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948) Albert Gore Jr., Gore might want to take note of an ancient cure for a fatigue that afflicted af·flict tr.v. af·flict·ed, af·flict·ing, af·flicts To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on. [Middle English afflighten, from afflight, Aztec public officials in the 16th century, Healers concocted an elaborate remedy for Aztec rulers who complained of tiredness, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Robert Bye of the Botanical Garden in Mexico City, They would boil some herbs in water, add some animal blood, and top off the potion po·tion n. A liquid medicinal dose or drink. potion a large dose of liquid medicine. with digestive "stones" found in bird gizzards. To restore energy levels, haggard rulers bathed with the resulting liquid. Did the potion work? No one knows for sure. However, Bye says the blood-and-gizzard brew was a popular remedy, His study of the De La Cruz-Badianus Manuscript of 1552, the earliest known New World document on herbal medicine herbal medicine, use of natural plant substances (botanicals) to treat and prevent illness. The practice has existed since prehistoric times and flourishes today as the primary form of medicine for perhaps as much as 80% of the world's population. , suggests that the focus on reviving run-down rulers was unique to Aztec culture. The common folks of Aztec society also suffered from fatigue, Bye says, but they got a more pedestrian remedy: Healers simply boiled a few herbs in water and used the liquid to wash the victim's feet. |
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