12,445 Abibisika (Black Gold) Points

Rank: Unranked Obibini

“The first through the thirteenth dynasties are considered the Old Age Empires. These dynasties had good holistic health. In the tomb of Doctor Skar of the fifth dynasty, there were over thirty surgical tools, pictures of scenes depicting activities, a list of the foods he ate and medical information.
Mummified remains and coprolith studies indicate that their teeth were cavity-free and that they were free of bone disease, degenerative disease (I.e. cancer, aids), digestive tract illness, had a natural foods diet, and used herbal medicine.
The mummies from the dynastic eras after the thirteenth dynasty have indications of appendicitis, ulcers, mastoid disease and battle wounds. This indicates that the health began to deteriorate as the diet increased in cooked foods coupled with disease spurred by increasing trading and invasions by the europeans. In addition, the domestication and cultivation of plants caused the nutritional value of plants in the egyptian diet to decrease. This decreased immunity and weakened the health.” – Llaila O. Afrika from his book “African Holistic Health”. The chapter cited is called “european invasion of ancient Africa for medicinal herbs”. 3 years ago ·