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The medicine of the ancient Egyptians is some of the oldest documented. From the beginnings of the civilization in the late fourth millennium BC until the Persian invasion of 525 BC, [2] Egyptian medical practice went largely unchanged and included simple non-invasive surgery, setting of bones, dentistry, and an extensive set of pharmacopoeia.
Egyptian medical papyri are ancient Egyptian texts written on papyrus which permit a glimpse at medical procedures and practices in ancient Egypt. These papyri give details on disease, diagnosis , and remedies of disease, which include herbal remedies , surgery, and magical incantations .
Ancient Egyptian medicine — medical practices and medicines in Ancient Egypt. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. ...
As with most ancient Egyptian medical papyri, these documents mainly dealt with ailments, diseases, the structure of the body, and proposed remedies used to heal these afflictions, [1] namely ophthalmologic ailments, gynaecology, muscles, tendons, and diseases of children. [2] It is the only well-known papyrus to describe these in great detail. [1]
Sumerian cuneiform tablets record prescriptions for medicine. [5] Ancient Egyptian pharmacological knowledge was recorded in various papyri, such as the Ebers Papyrus of 1550 BC and the Edwin Smith Papyrus of the 16th century BC. The very beginnings of pharmaceutical texts were written on clay tablets by Mesopotamians.
Diversion dam — The first Diversion dam is Sadd el-Kafara Dam built in Egypt around 2700 B.C. [19]; Noria — Norias appeared in Egypt in the 4th Century B.C. [20]; Beekeeping — domesticated Beekeeping was first recorded in ancient Egypt around 2600 B.C. [21] [22] as well as the first use of smoke while extracting the honey from bee nests.
In a skull marred with bone damage from multiple tumors, archaeologists have found never-before-seen evidence from ancient Egypt of surgical intervention for cancer.
Pages in category "Ancient Egyptian medical works" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *