Egypt
- Research News: Medicinal Properties Of Eye Make Up
Science (Katie Cottingham) Clearly, ancient Egyptians didn't get the memo about lead poisoning. Their eye makeup was full of the stuff. Although today we know that lead can cause brain damage and miscarriages, the Egyptians believed that lead-based...
- The Pharaohs' Pharmacists
New Scientist (Stephanie Pain) The online version of this article requires you to be a subscriber to the New Scientist magazine. However, the print edition is widely available if you want to get hold of the full article without subscribing. The article...
- Ancient Egyptian Cures For Stomach Disorders
http://tinyurl.com/yuovd5 (dsc.disovery.com)More about the research partnership between England's University of Manchester and the Egyptian Medicinal Plant Conservation Project in St. Katherine's, Sinai:"Although findings are preliminary, it appears...
- The Pharmacy Of The Pharaohs
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/display/?id=101431"Scientists at The University of Manchester have teamed up with colleagues in Egypt in a bid to discover what medicines were used by the ancient Egyptians. The KNH Centre for Biomedical Egyptology...
- Medical Papyrus On Show For The First Time
http://tinyurl.com/cavrm As part of the exhbition "The Art of Medicine in Ancient Egypt" that opened last week in New York, a valuable papyrus has gone on display: "The ancient Egyptians left proof of their scientific prowess for people to marvel at for...
Egypt
More about research into medicines
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6312255.stm
"Researcher Dr Ryan Metcalf told BBC News: 'Ancient Egyptians' medicine was remarkably advanced for its time. A lot of things they used we still use today. They certainly had some quite advanced herbal medicines and probably knew about cannabis as well for pain relief.'
Dr Metcalf said the Egyptians used natural remedies, such as chewing willow bark - which contains properties similar to aspirin - and honey on open wounds to kill bacteria.
The focus of the project will be trying to find out where they got their ideas from."
Dr Metcalf said the Egyptians used natural remedies, such as chewing willow bark - which contains properties similar to aspirin - and honey on open wounds to kill bacteria.
The focus of the project will be trying to find out where they got their ideas from."
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- Research News: Medicinal Properties Of Eye Make Up
Science (Katie Cottingham) Clearly, ancient Egyptians didn't get the memo about lead poisoning. Their eye makeup was full of the stuff. Although today we know that lead can cause brain damage and miscarriages, the Egyptians believed that lead-based...
- The Pharaohs' Pharmacists
New Scientist (Stephanie Pain) The online version of this article requires you to be a subscriber to the New Scientist magazine. However, the print edition is widely available if you want to get hold of the full article without subscribing. The article...
- Ancient Egyptian Cures For Stomach Disorders
http://tinyurl.com/yuovd5 (dsc.disovery.com)More about the research partnership between England's University of Manchester and the Egyptian Medicinal Plant Conservation Project in St. Katherine's, Sinai:"Although findings are preliminary, it appears...
- The Pharmacy Of The Pharaohs
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/display/?id=101431"Scientists at The University of Manchester have teamed up with colleagues in Egypt in a bid to discover what medicines were used by the ancient Egyptians. The KNH Centre for Biomedical Egyptology...
- Medical Papyrus On Show For The First Time
http://tinyurl.com/cavrm As part of the exhbition "The Art of Medicine in Ancient Egypt" that opened last week in New York, a valuable papyrus has gone on display: "The ancient Egyptians left proof of their scientific prowess for people to marvel at for...