Ritual enemas in Mesoamerica

The use of enemas to administer medicines is well documented among the 16th century Aztecs. Book X of the Florentine Codex mentions a wide variety of medicines that were applied.

Ritual enemas in Mesoamerica
Application of enema to a patient suffering from hemorrhoids (detail) . Florentine Codex, lib. X, f. 109r. Reprography: Marco Antonio Pacheco / Roots.