On Occasion of Doctor Day, Know Ingenuity of Doctors in Ancient Egypt

The Ancient Egyptians laid the foundations for the sciences on which the world then built the principles of medicine.

And it is enough for them to be proud that they established the first universities in the world, which they called the Houses of Life.

Imhotep was the god of medicine among the ancient Egyptians, and Hassi Ra was the first dentist in history.

The Ancient Egyptians believed that prevention is better than treatment, and they used soda for washing and cleaning, and their homes were equipped with a toilet, which astonished Herodotus and said that they differ in their habit from all peoples in the then-world.

Herodotus says that the ancient Egyptians used to give medicine wisely, so no one could interfere with anything other than what was allocated to him, and they were all professors so that the word chemistry was derived from the ancient name of Egypt, which is kemi in the ancient Egyptian language.

Doctors in the ancient Egyptian society and the ancient Egyptian civilization in general had an important and prestigious position, and these doctors rose to fame and filled the world's ears and sent emperors like Cyrus, king of the Persians to the pharaohs of Egypt, hoping to send them doctors to work in their palaces.

Imhotep was the god of medicine among the Ancient Egyptians and the meaning of the name is the one who comes safe and well.

Imhotep lived in the era of the Third Dynasty around 3000 BC. He is considered the first medical figure to appear in the whole world and in human history in his general capacity, and then the ancient Egyptians excelled in all medical sciences.

He introduced the first to use acupuncture anesthesia, now known as acupuncture.

The practice of mummification in Ancient Egypt increased their knowledge and doctors saw the body from the inside, its nature and internal contents, so they excelled in this area over other peoples who used to burn or bury corpses.

And mummification was one of the most important factors that made the pharaohs proficient in medicine, its fields and specialties.

Contributed by Ahmed Moamar