An assessment of the pharmaceutical and therapeutic merit of remedies within the Kahun, Edwin Smith, Ebers and Chester Beatty ancient Egyptian medical papyri

The aim of this research was to assess the pharmaceutical and therapeutic merit of ancient Egyptian remedies, employing analytical and historical methods, to demonstrate that the Egyptians were practising a credible and reproducible form of pharmacy as early as the 16th century BCE, 1800 years befor...

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Main Author: Campbell, Jacqueline Michele
Published: University of Manchester 2007
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.646385