Medicine

Ancient Egyptian physicians were renowned in the ancient Near East for their healing skills.Medical papyri show that they performed thorough examinations and treated patients using a combination of prayers, protective amulets, and remedies derived from natural products. Wounds were treated by bandaging with raw meat, honey was used to prevent infection, and opium was used to relieve pain. Garlic and onions were used regularly to promote good health and were thought to relieve asthma symptoms. Ancient Egyptian surgeons stitched wounds, set broken bones, and amputated diseased limbs, but they recognized that some injuries were so serious that the only course of action was to "Moor [the patient] at his mooring stakes, until the period of his injury passes by..." (that is, until the patient died).