Ancient Medicine - Egyptians

Front 1

Civilisation

Back 1

1. Government - employed experts
2. Society - irrigation channels seen by farmers > channel theory, hygiene habits & roles for doctors
3. Religion - mummification advanced knowledge of organs doctors developed from priesthood & cleanliness
4. Writing & calculation - teaching books for doctors, 'look up' book for remedies & measured out medicines
5. Trade & travel - traders bought herbs & spices, knowledge spread
6. Observation - observed patients, recorded whether cures worked

Front 2

Body & disease

Back 2

1. Knowledge of bone structure, breathing, pulse, brain & liver
2. Channel theory - heart centre of 46 'channels'
3. Believed controlled by gods
4. Wehedu blocked bodies channels > doctors practical cures

Front 3

Surgery

Back 3

1. Dislocate joints & mend bones
2. Excellent at bandaging & stitching wounds
3. Used surgical instruments
4. Didn't go inside the body
5. No anaesthetics, only herbal

Front 4

Diagnosis & treatment

Back 4

1. Made diagnosis using textbooks
2. Took pulse & touched affected parts
3. Used practical treatments ochre, frankincense, cinnamon pepper, yeast, mud & dung
4. Used recommendation & based things
5. Make people vomit, bleed, empty bowels & cure sickness
6. Gods controlled mainly

Front 5

Public health

Back 5

1. Simple baths & toilets
2. Great care over personal cleanliness
3. Used eye makeup to protect from disease
4. Appealed to gods using charms, amulets & spells
5. Had sewers, public hygiene & medical care

Front 6

Doctors

Back 6

1. Gods caused diseases
2. Egyptian doctors between witch doctors & greek philosophers