Show HAD KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE f comprehensive treatise written by egyptian years ago A roll of papyrus acquired by dr ebers in the vicinity of thebes egypt in the winter of 1872 from an arab who made ancient grave robbing a business after investigation and translation was deposited in the library of the university of leipsic the script of this papyrus is hier hieratic atle the date of it Is said to be over years ago jt Is a comprehensive treatise on med medicine dine diseases of the abdomen the chest the heart the eyes the ears and so on are carefully arranged and described in a manner that would command respect at the present day for instance of the heart the papyrus classifies the troubles as tatty fatty degeneration dilation angina or spasm hypertrophy enlargement kabosis pill plugging and dropsy of m medicines divines di cines over seven hundred different substances are enumerated and they are prescribed in plus pills in tablets in an rap capsules sules in decoction decoctions decoct ions lon powders S inhalations n ha lations lotions blut ointments plasters plaster z I 1 |