2000+BC+Egyptian+Medicine

2000 BC Egyptian Medicine

The egyptians were not skilled scientists, and had little technology to do further research. People who dissected bodies could not easily communicate, so no real conclusions could be made. They had some anatomical knowledge though, and they understood the connection between the pulse and the heart. The circulation of blood, however, was unknown to them.
 * 2700 BC -world's earliest known surgery developed by Imhotep
 * 1700 BC - Earliest evidence of diagnostic medicine in Egypt

Just as we do today, Egyptians experienced the common cold. Their remedy was the milk of a mother, which was just as effective as over-the-counter medicine.

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 * Egyptians sometimes used spells and remedies to try and get rid of illnesses
 * Sekhmet was the goddess of healing, curses, and threats
 * Diet was very important to the Egyptians
 * Preventive measures included prayers and various kinds of magic, above all the wearing of amulets
 * The Egyptian priest-physician had a number of important functions
 * Sekhmet priests seem also to have been involved in the prevention of plagues, inspection of sacrificial animals and even veterinary medicine
 * Physical medicines such as herbs were mostly expected to assuage the pain only
 * Magic effected the cure
 * They practiced massage
 * Their dissection of bodies during mummification seems not to have added greatly to their knowledge of the inner workings of the human body
 * Egyptians thought garlic and onions aided endurance, and consumed large quantities of them

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