2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Deciphering the ancient Egyptian papyri, which are more than three thousand years old, scientists find out how the Egyptians were treated by their healers, and they find many medicinal plants used by people today to maintain their health
For a thousand years before the "father of medicine", the Greek Hippocrates, the medicine of Ancient Egypt existed. Scientists learn about it from the papyri that have survived from those distant times. Deciphering the texts, they find many herbs known today that help people cope with ailments. But there is a lot of unknown that remains to be understood and realized
Ebers Papyrus
The Ebers papyrus, supposedly 3550 years old, was found in the second half of the 19th century in the Theban necropolis. It bears the name of its discoverer, Egyptologist Georg Ebers.
The 19-meter papyrus contains almost 900 independent texts, reminiscent of modern recipes for preparing medicines, practical recommendations for their use, and even a small treatise on the heart and vascular system of the human body.
Other papyri were found, from the texts of which it is clear that the ancient Egyptians knew how to heal or remove sick teeth; that there were various ways to treat injuries and women's illnesses.
Plants, organic substances and minerals were used as healing agents.
Than they were treated in Egypt
Honey
Throughout the ages, bees have been preparing healing honey that people have used. The wounds of the soldiers and the injuries of the builders were healed with honey. Honey helped the digestive system work better.
Colocynth
Colocynth is a type of watermelon considered by some botanists to be the ancestor of modern cultivated watermelons. When the colocynth is unripe, it looks like our Astrakhan striped watermelons. When ripe, it looks more like a pumpkin, as if confirming its belonging to the Pumpkin family.
Such colocynts grew in ancient Egypt and participated in the healing of human ailments. Under the yellow skin of a ripe watermelon, white pulp is hidden, rich in glycosides, proteins, resins and pectins, and acting on a person as a laxative. In addition, the pulp stimulates the liver, and in combination with other substances, it cures dropsy.
The numerous seeds nestled in the pulp are edible, although very bitter. They are famous for their high content of fatty oil and proteins. The seeds are eaten and oil is squeezed out of them.
They knew about the abilities of the colocynth in Ancient Egypt and used large berries in healing.
Castor oil plant
In addition to colocynth, castor oil was also used as laxatives, which is obtained by cold pressing from the seeds of the castor bean plant, which has recently become very popular in Russian dachas, as well as on urban lawns.
Medicines from colocynth and castor bean were made on the basis of figs (fig, fig tree) and cereal bran.
Black henbane
Black henbane, which grows today along highways in Hurghada and is a poisonous plant, was used by the ancient Egyptians for colic, calming pain and relieving painful spasms. Due to its abilities, Black Belena continues to help people to cope with pain today, if applied in metered amounts.
Celery and saffron
With celery and saffron, the Egyptians treated rheumatism, which still overtakes people today, especially in childhood and old age. Modern pharmacists are studying the possibilities of these plants to take advantage of the experience of ancient civilizations.
Spices
Spices such as
coriander and
cumin cumin (cumin, cumin), which today every housewife has in storehouses, was used in ancient Egypt for problems with the intestines and to increase gastric secretion.
Coriander is still able to calm the pain, help to drain bile, soften the cough.
For the fact that today we are actively using the listed medicinal plants, we must
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