Show the and medicine A roll of papyrus acquired by dr ebers in the vicinity of thebes egypt in alie winter of 1872 from an arab who made ancient grave robbing a business afler investigation and translation was deposited in the library 0 the university of the script of this papyrus Is hieratic the date of it Is said to be over years ago it Is a comprehensive treatise on medicine diseases 0 the abdomen the chest tho heart the eyes the ears and so on anro carefully arranged and described iu a luanner that would command respect at the present day for instance of the heart the papyrus classifies he troubles as fatty degeneration dilation angina 01 spasm hypertrophy enlargement thrombosis and dropsy of medicines over different are enumerated and they are prescribed in pills in tablets in capsules in decoctions decoct ions powders inhalations lotions ointments and plasters |