Like modern times the Aztec had many medicines and cared for thousands of diseases. Healing/caring for people was considered sorcery to the Aztec. The Aztecs believed all doctors were sorcerers and used sorcery to cure them. They believed sickness came from the gods cursing them for doing something wrong. They believed that foreign diseases came from enemies using dark magic. The Aztec doctors were very knowledgable about the world. The Aztec doctors knew about herbs,stones,trees,and roots and with this knowledge the knew what they heal and where they are found. They would put bones back into place and give splints. The doctors had used there knowledge about the world to create medicines. In their lifetime the Aztecs had created over 1000 remedies. They used Valerine root as a mild stimulate.,they used pennyroyal to relieve conjunction,and salt and powdered charcoal for brushing their teeth. The sorcery,knowledge,and medicine are how the Aztec used to heal and kill diseases.