Eugen Strouhal

Hana Vymazalová

Břetislav Vachala

A comprehensive survey of medical knowledge and practice in ancient Egypt focusing on internal medicine written by leading authorities in the field 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.

2: Internal Medicine

Medicine of the Ancient Egyptians

Geoffrey Thorndike Martin

Evžen Strouhal

The human remains found in the Memphite tomb of Horemheb include 305 individuals which come from three contexts. The original late Eighteenth Dynasty burials from the subterranean system of Shaft IV include the remains of Horemheb's queen, Mutnodjmet, and Professor Strouhal's examination of her skeleton provides important new information on her life and death. The tomb also contained later burials, of the Ramesside Period and the Late Period. All the remains are comprehensively analysed and discussed.

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