When prescribing a diaita, ancient doctors did not just tell patients what to eat and drink. They also advised them on what ...

prayers and spells from the physicians (doctors). Not many examples of ancient Egyptian houses have survived because they were built a very long time ago. Houses would have been built of mud ...

During this period the philosophical thinking of Yin-yang and five elements was formed, and in the field of medicine the ancient physicians had a preliminary understanding of pulse, blood ...

Sticky. According to Soranus, an ancient doctor who recommended the technique, it would “cause the entrance of the uterus to close”. Another technique involved putting “a lock of fine wool ...