Aztec mummy this event. In the late 19th Century, resurrected Aztec mummies replaced their Egyptian counterparts in popular American stories such as "The Squaw Hollow Sensation", which appeared in 1879 and told the story of "the discovery and revival of a 1000-year-old Aztec mummy". Aztec mummy-themed stories continued in American novels, films, comic books, and television throughout the 20th century and into the 21st century. Notable examples include fictional confrontations between Aztec mummies and the Lone Ranger (comic book), (television), and Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy (film). Aztec mummy-themed horror films produced in Mexico include "La Momia Azteca", which was the
Aztec medicine Aztec medicine The Aztecs knew of and used an extensive inventory consisting of hundreds of different medicinal herbs and plants. A variety of indigenous Nahua and Novohispanic written works survive from the conquest and later colonial periods that describe aspects of the Aztec system and practice of medicine and its remedies, incantations, practical administration, and cultural underpinnings. Elements of traditional medicinal practices and beliefs are still found among modern-day Nahua communities, often intermixed with European or other later influences. As with many other Mesoamerican cultures, the Aztec system recognized three main causes of illness and injury; supernatural causes (eg; displeasure