9/12/2023 0 Comments Papyrus ancient egypt relief![]() ![]() Individuals who studied to be physicians were dedicated to one disease or one part of the body, so in ancient Egypt, doctors were everywhere. Physicians studied at schools that were called The House of Life. The first school dedicated to medicine dates all the way back to Egypt’s first dynasty. Scribes also practiced medicine, which proved beneficial for documenting procedures and treatments. Priests were the first people to practice medicine. In ancient times, the ancient Egyptian doctors (and other healers) were the best in the world. Eyes and the womb are, for some reason, closely linked in ancient Egyptian health and medicine. Treatments generally include massage, fumigation and the application of various scented oils. This text informs that the ancient Egyptians believed that many of the maladies they suffered from occurred as a result of different conditions of the womb.Īll of the treatments talked about in the Kahun Papyrus are non-surgical. The text contains 34 sections that deal with specific gynecological problems, diagnosis and treatment. (Amazingly, this remedy is still used nearly 4,000 years later.) It also offers a cure for death, a froth of beer and half an onion. The remedies listed on the Ebers Papyrus include a mixture of heated herbs for asthma (so that the asthmatic could inhale the fumes), wrapping the exposed end of the Guinea Worm (parasite) on a stick and pulling it out. Other chapters included diagnosing pregnancy, contraception, and intestinal disease including parasites (which were common near the Nile River), dentistry, skin and eye problems and broken bone treatments. A chapter called the Book of Hearts in the papyrus discussed mental disorders like dementia and depression. The ancient Egyptians were advanced in realizing that mental disorders were real, just like the physical disorders. They believed the heart was the center for every fluid carried within the body including urine and tears. The ancient Egyptians did make some mistakes. This treatise documents the heart as the focal point of blood supply, with vessels attached. ![]() The papyrus includes a “treatise on the heart”. It also contains incantations intended to ward off demons that caused disease. ![]() It is a papyrus scroll that contains over 700 magical spells and remedies. Purchased by Georg Ebers in 1873 at Luxor, the Ebers Papyrus dates back to 1500 B.C. ![]()
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