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Eso cura el insomnio.

Eso cura el insomnio.
That cures insomnia.
From Lesson 432:Sleep Struggles and Routines·Spanish (Spain)

Breakdown of Eso cura el insomnio.

eso
that
curar
to cure
el insomnio
the insomnia

Questions & Answers about Eso cura el insomnio.

Why is it eso and not ese or esa?
Eso is the neuter demonstrative pronoun. You use it when referring to an abstract idea, a general situation, or something whose specific name and gender haven't been mentioned. If you were referring back to a specific masculine noun, like el medicamento (the medicine), you would use ese.
Why does Spanish use el before insomnio when English just says "insomnia"?
In Spanish, definite articles (el, la, los, las) are required when talking about general concepts, abstract ideas, or illnesses in a broad sense. Since the sentence refers to insomnia as a general condition, you need to include el.
Does curar mean anything else besides "to cure"?
Yes, while it means "to cure" an illness or disease here, curar is also the standard verb in Spain for "to treat" or "to dress" a wound (like cleaning a cut and putting a bandage on it), even if it doesn't instantly heal.
Could I use the reflexive curarse in this context?
Not with this exact sentence structure. Curarse means "to get cured" or "to heal." You would use it if the condition itself were the subject, for example: El insomnio se cura con eso (Insomnia is cured by that). Because eso (that) is the active subject doing the curing here, you need the non-reflexive cura.

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