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100 1 _aEltorai, Ibrahim M.
245 1 0 _aSPOTLIGHT ON THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT EGYPTIAN MEDICINE.
264 1 _a[Place of publication not identified] :
_bCRC PRESS,
_c2019.
300 _a1 online resource (1 volume) :
_billustrations (black and white).
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 0 _aGlobal science education
520 _aThis unique volume provides the reader with an outline of ancient Egyptian civilization, history and culture. It reviews the ancient Egyptian understanding of human health and disease, medical and herbal treatments for various conditions based on primary sources found in ancient papyri. The reader will also gain an insight into the influence of ancient Egyptian medical knowledge on later civilizations including ancient Greek and Islamic scholars in the middle ages. There are two chapters that focus on the ancient Egyptian understanding and treatments of cardiovascular disease as well as a description of herbal medicines used by medical practitioners and pharmacologists. Key Features: Describes influence of ancient Egyptian medical and pharmaceutical knowledge of subsequent civilizations Explores ancient Egyptian pharmacology and herbal medicine Review of the most significant ancient Egyptian papyri documenting medical knowledge and practice Concise overview of ancient Egyptian history, culture, medical knowledge Summary of ancient Egyptian understanding of cardiovascular diseases and treatments
505 0 _aCover; Half-Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Author; Chapter 1 Why Study the History of Medicine?; Historical Overview of Ancient Egypt; Outline of Ancient Egyptian History; Suggested Readings on Ancient Egyptian History; Chapter 2 The Egyptian Land; Chapter 3 The Diet, Hygiene, and Social Life; Suggested Readings on Diet, Hygiene, and Social Life; Chapter 4 The Afterlife in Ancient Egyptian Beliefs; Methods of Embalming; Suggested Readings on Methods of Embalming; Chapter 5 Medicine, Religion, and Magic; Medicine and Religion in Ancient Egypt
505 8 _aMagic and Medicine in Pharaonic EgyptChapter 6 Egyptian Medicine; The Egyptian Medical Periods; Imhotep; Chapter 7 Influence of Ancient Egyptian Medicine on Greek Medicine and Beyond; Hippocrates and Egyptian Medicine; Suggested Reading; Chapter 8 The Egyptian Physicians and Their Assistants; Surgical Practice in Ancient Egypt; Specialties; Chapter 9 The Sources of the History of Ancient Egyptian Medicine: The Papyri; The Medical Papyri; Chapter 10 Ancient Egyptian Medical Sciences; Paleopathology; Chapter 11 Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Diseases (in the Modern Era)
505 8 _aChapter 12 Clinical Aspects of Cardiovascular Diseases in Ancient Egypt (From the Ebers Papyrus: The Vascular Text)The Role of the Heart in Egyptian Thought; Chapter 13 Paleopathology of Cardiovascular Diseases and Pathogenesis with Analysis; Pathogenesis of Cardiovascular Diseases in Ancient Egypt; Chapter 14 Ancient Egyptian Pharmacology; Ancient Egyptian Medicines Used by Avicenna; Chapter 15 Tribute to the Scribe; References; Appendix: Book Reviews
588 _aOCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
650 0 _aMedicine, Egyptian.
650 7 _aMEDICAL / General
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650 7 _aMEDICAL / Administration
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650 7 _aMEDICAL / Pharmacology
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856 4 0 _3Taylor & Francis
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