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The Egyptian theory of wxdw and the ancient greek medicineX'
Author(s): Ana María Rosso*
Ancient Egyptian medical knowledge influenced on later civilizations, including different spheres of pre-Hippocratic
medicine. Both employed the same scientific and rational systems for the patient’s diagnosis, treatment and therapeutic procedures based on accurate observation. Egyptians transferred the knowledge and use of
same drugs and remedies, a similar conception about the causes of sickness, Greek literary works repeated Egyptian sources about pregnancy tests or dream interpretations. In addition, the Hippocratic tradition adopted
the incubation practices of the Egyptian temples.
But the most outstanding transfer was the etiological theory of gastrointestinal toxins or wxdw (‘ukhedu’), relating
to unhealthy food that marked the kick-off of the evolution of the Greek thought inside medical schools. This bright Egyptian hypothesis on the role.. View More»