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Show Drags in Modern Use Familiar to Ancients Thirty per cent of the drugs used by modern medicines were known In remote antiquity, reveals Dr. Charles Singer In his book "A Short History of Medicine," published by the Oxford University Press. The Egyptian medical papyri mention, men-tion, among other drug's, he writes, "Aloes, caraway, castor oil, coriander, dill, fennel, Juniper, mint, myrrh, and turpentine. Among Egyptian mineral remedies still Id use are sails of ."op-per ."op-per and lead. Assyrian medical tub-lets tub-lets refer to most of the Egyptian drugs ns well as to a number of others, oth-ers, among which are almond oil. aniseed, ani-seed, gnlbanuiu nnd licorice. Among Assyrian mineral remedies that are used by us to this day are alum and bitumen." Early Indian medicinal herbs are also still In use In scientific medicine, according to Doctor Singer. |