Egyptian medicinal wisdom

The ancient Egyptians believed in Ba and Ka, two sources of vital life-force energy, which flowed through the human body, similar to the concept of yin and yang in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Ancient Egyptian civilisation is undoubtedly one of the greatest civilisations known to mankind. Their medicine and healing arts were the most respected across the ancient world and among the first well documented. Medicine, religion and magic were intertwined. Disease was often believed to have been sent by the gods as a punishment, similar to the concept of karma, or by evil spirits that had taken hold of a patient mentally, emotionally or physically. Ancient Egyptian healing regimens included magic, spells, incantations, herbal medicines, specific foods and diets, prayer, energy healing, reflexology, massage and occasionally surgery.

The ancient Egyptians believed in Ba and Ka, two sources of vital life-force energy, similar to the concept of yin and yang in Traditional Chinese Medicine. They believed when the energy flow through the body became obstructed, disease would result, so balancing and harmonising that flow was imperative for good health. It was thought that a blockage or resistance could be due to gods, demons and spirits or to mental, emotional or spiritual issues within the person that needed to be addressed and healed before the physical disease manifested or could be healed.

Statues of the pharaohs clasp cylinderlike objects in their hands. These are Egyptian Rods of Ra or Wands of Horus, which are metal cylinders filled with quartz-containing materials used not only for