Ebers Papyrus - Remedies

Remedies

Examples of remedies in the Ebers Papyrus include:

Asthma

A mixture of herbs heated on a brick so that the sufferer could inhale their fumes.

Belly

"For the evacuation of the belly: Cow's milk 1; grains 1; honey 1; mash, sift, cook; take in four portions."

Bowels

"To remedy the bowels: Melilot, 1; dates, 1; cook in oil; anoint sick part."

Cancer

Recounting a "tumor against the god Xenus", it recommends "do thou nothing there against".

Clothing

Clothing may be protected from mice and rats by applying cat's fat.

Death

Half an onion and the froth of beer was considered "a delightful remedy against death."

Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm)

Wrap the emerging end of the worm around a stick and slowly pull it out. (3500 years later, this remains the standard treatment.)