Medicine in Ancient – Egypt

Authors

  • Jerzy Supady Medical University in Lodz, Poland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0013.6903

Keywords:

Ancient Egypt, ancient Egyptian medicine, papyrus, mummies, ancient Egyptian mythology

Abstract

The history of ancient Egypt covers three millennia before the birth of the Christ. Information about medicine in that country, mainly found in papyrus, prove the occurrence of diseases known today and magic-rational therapy used by Egyptian physicians - priests.

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Published

2019-12-31

How to Cite

Supady, J. (2019). Medicine in Ancient – Egypt. Health Promotion & Physical Activity, 9(4), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0013.6903

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