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The Medicine of the Ancient Egyptians 2 - Internal Medicine (Hardcover)
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The Medicine of the Ancient Egyptians 2 - Internal Medicine (Hardcover)
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Ancient Egyptian medicine employed advanced surgical practices,
while the prevention and treatment of diseases relied mostly on
natural remedies and magical incantations. Following the successful
first volume of The Medicine of the Ancient Egyptians, which dealt
with surgical practices and the treatment of women and children,
this second volume explores a wide range of internal medical
problems that the Egyptian population suffered in antiquity, and
various methods of their treatment. These include ailments of the
respiratory, digestive, and circulatory systems, chiefly heart
diseases of various types, coughs, stomachaches, constipation,
diarrhea, internal parasites, and many other medical conditions.
Drawing on formulas and descriptions in the Ebers papyrus and other
surviving ancient Egyptian medical papyri, as well as physical
evidence and wall depictions, the authors present translations of
the medical treatises together with commentaries and
interpretations in the light of modern medical knowledge. The
ancient texts contain numerous recipes for the preparation of
various remedies, often herbal in the form of pills, drinks,
ointments, foods, or enemas. These reveal a great deal about
ancient Egyptian physicians and their deep understanding of the
healing properties of herbs and other medicinal substances.
Illustrated with thirty-five photographs and line drawings, The
Medicine of the Ancient Egyptians: 2: Internal Medicine is highly
recommended reading for scholars of ancient Egyptian medicine and
magic, as well as for paleopathologists, medical historians, and
physical anthropologists.
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