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Saturday Mar 05, 2022
Rub Some Dung on it: Ancient Egyptian Medical Remedies from the Ebers Papyrus
Saturday Mar 05, 2022
Saturday Mar 05, 2022
Fecal matter is not what most would think of when they think of medical treatment, unless you were in Ancient Egypt. From burns, to eye problems, to lack of strength; poop was used in a lot of the cures. This week, we explore those cures, and take a look at why they may have had them in the first place.
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Music:
Intro and Outro:
"Barroom Ballet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Sources:
The Papyrus Ebers / translated from the German version by Cyril P Bryan
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