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The study of Diagnosis without science

According to Charles S. Finch, the written material demonstrated from the Egyptian physicians on how they understood the anatomy and physiology in a patient from 5000 years ago. The Ebers and Edwin Smith Papyri are just a few out many written books that were kept at the Pewr ankh,” The house of life,” which confirmed the knowledge of medical healing and diagnosis we see today. The traditional diagnosis of theraputic healing for ancient western African medicine is shaped the same way as written books about health care assessment today. Most doctors today may consider Egyptian medicine practice to be the foundation of Modern medicine. For example, asking a series of questions became important in ancient western medicine. Finch agreed that this allowed physicians to determine the location of distinct abnormalities when thoroughly examining the patient’s body. Also, observing the skin, fluids, and motion of the body was examined to determine treatment in need. The development of ancient medicine revolutionized medical science in modern physician practice. Documentation of Ancient physician made it clear that they had an idea of how each organ functioned and related to one another with the development of medical techniques.

Surgical method

There were intellectual benefits that came out of surgical methods that Egyptians used when bandaging and dissecting mummies, that are very similar to surgery in modern medicine, including Infection control and awareness. In Finch’s research of the backgrounds in medical science, he explained that Egyptians used different types of instruments to create an incision or sometimes to stop the bleeding, and much like today, sutures and adhesive tape was used to close wounds. A missionary doctor named Felkin documented a surgery that was performed in Uganda, Africa, in 1879 by a Banyoro surgeon ; this surgery was a Caesarean section. In this surgery, the surgeon made sure the patient was half-intoxicated and held down during the procedure, and before he began to cut, he washed his hands with the same thing that the patient was intoxicated with, which was banana wine. After cutting up from the pubis to the umbilicus, his assistant helped by holding up both sides while the surgeon pulled the child out. During the postpartum care, the mother and child had to stay for eleven days for recovery. These types of surgeries and the methods that were common, as explained by Charles finch, illustrating the quality of knowledge and high performance in Ancient African medicine.

Ancient Medicinal Uses

Zulu people are known to use traditional effective healing remedies produced by various types of plants. Charles Finch elaborates that “Ouabain, capsicum, physostigmine, kola and Calabar beans” are some medicines used to treat against pain, Toxin, and diseases. For example, Finch explains that a drug could be given to decrease the risk of producing newborns with deformities when giving birth, also known as abortions. Another form of treatment he mentions is herbal remedies that would alleviate inflammation, muscle, joint pain, infections, and stimulant that would fight against toxic venoms from Reptile like snakes. This vast amount of medical remedies found were effective drugs, used by traditional doctors to alleviate different cases of medical complaints in patients.