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Hunt for ancient medicine secrets

BBC, 30 January 2007

British scientists are helping uncover the secrets of medicines used by

the ancient Egyptians 5,000 years ago. A University of Manchester team

is travelling to Sinai, Egypt, to shed more light on how the Egyptians

formed their ideas on medicines. They will compare modern plant species

in the region with those used by tribes, such as the Bedouin, and plant

remains found in ancient tombs. The project is being carried out by the

KNH Centre for Biomedical Egyptology. Researcher Dr Metcalf told

BBC News: " Ancient Egyptians' medicine was remarkably advanced for its

time. A lot of things they used we still use today. " They certainly had

some quite advanced herbal medicines and probably knew about cannabis as

well for pain relief. "

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6312255.stm