Sedative Plants In Ancient Egypt

Sedative Plants In Ancient Egypt

(Cannabis, Blue Egyptian Water Lily & Others)

Scholar's Press ( 2020-10-09 )

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There is a lot and versatile evidences showing several kinds of sedative (narcotic) plants that was used in ancient Egypt. Egyptologists confirm making it clear that uses of narcotics varied from practical daily life uses (mood boost) to religious use (incense offered to the Gods), besides being mainly and widely used medically as a treatment of various ailments. Some references points to the existence and uses of sedative plant flowers in ancient Egypt such as those found inscribed on the Pyramid texts, also traces of Hemp and Cannabis material is said to being found in the tomb of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten. Ancient Egyptian physicians undoubtedly knew the fact that blue water lily, cannabis, datura, mandrake and poppy were pain killers.

Book Details:

ISBN-13:

978-613-8-94217-7

ISBN-10:

6138942175

EAN:

9786138942177

Book language:

English

By (author) :

Venice Ibrahim Shehatta Attia

Number of pages:

252

Published on:

2020-10-09

Category:

Antiquity