Download or read book Investigation Into Dynamics of Ancient Egyptian Pharmacology written by Shingo Fukagawa and published by Archaeopress Archaeology. This book was released on 2011 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study presents a statistical analysis of the Egyptian medical text Papyrus Ebers, with the aim of identifying and analysing patterns in prescriptions. In this way the author is able to point to some of the principles and systems at work in Egyptian medicine, transcending the empirical-rational / magico-religious dichotomy.