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  2. Ancient Egyptian medicine - Wikipedia

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    The ancient Egyptians were known to use honey as medicine, and the juices of pomegranates served as both an astringent and a delicacy. [17] In the Ebers Papyrus, there are over 800 remedies; some were topical-like ointments and wrappings, others were oral medication such as pills and mouth rinses; still others were taken through inhalation.

  3. Evidence of surgical tumor removal in ancient Egyptian skull ...

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    Medicine in ancient Egypt, documented extensively in medical texts such as the Ebers Papyrus and the Kahun Papyrus, was unquestionably sophisticated, and the new findings offer important, direct ...

  4. Egyptian medical papyri - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  5. Edwin Smith Papyrus - Wikipedia

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    The Edwin Smith Papyrus is an ancient Egyptian medical text, named after Edwin Smith who bought it in 1862, and the oldest known surgical treatise [2] on trauma.. This document, which may have been a manual of military surgery, describes 48 cases of injuries, fractures, wounds, dislocations and tumors. [3]

  6. Mummia - Wikipedia

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    The Baghdad physician Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi (1162–1231) described ancient Egyptian mummies, "In the belly and skull of these corpses is also found in great abundance called mummy", added that although the word properly denoted bitumen or asphalt, "The mummy found in the hollows of the corpses in Egypt, differs but immaterially from the ...

  7. Amenhotep (official) - Wikipedia

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    Amenhotep was an ancient Egyptian official and chief physician of the early 19th Dynasty. He is mainly known from his decorated tomb chapel that was excavated in 1913–14 by Ahmed Bey Kamal at Asyut, in Middle Egypt. Amenhotep hold several titles, such as king's scribe, chief lector priest, overseer of wab priests of Sakhmet and chief ...

  8. Brooklyn Papyrus - Wikipedia

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    The ancient Egyptians were well aware of both snake's usefulness in controlling vermin and the dangers posed by its poison. Snake deities were worshipped in hopes of preventing potential attacks by their earthly representatives. [11] At present, the manuscript is not on display at the Brooklyn Museum. The archive numbers are 47.218.48 and 47. ...

  9. Al Roker Reveals His Unconventional Prep for His Daily ‘Today ...

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    During an appearance Thursday, Feb. 20, on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the host asked Roker how he gets ready for his daily appearances on the Today show. Roker’s answer is bound to ...