Tag Archives: Eber Papyrus

‘Recipes’ for Treating the Eyes: The Papyrus Ebers & My Opthalmic Shingles

Posted on 01/08/2012 by dianabuja

Revised 19-07-2012 Wajet eye.  Source:  Wiki. It has now been two years since my encounter with opthalmic shingles, and while the searing pain has lessened, it is still very much with me.  Earlier this year a doctor from the States was here and … Continue reading →

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Nutsedge – perhaps the oldest managed ‘weed’ in Predynastic Egypt

Posted on 24/03/2012 by dianabuja

Nutsedge is one of the oldest plants found in Egyptian predynastic sites that was used for food.  Its tubers continued to be used in historical times in Egypt, both as food, as well as in medications. Eric Danell has this … Continue reading →

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