Still Waters Posted April 22, 2015 #1 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Hiding a hangover in ancient Egypt would've taken some work. Rather than popping an ibuprofen for a pounding drunken headache, people in Egypt may have worn a leafy necklace. That's according to a newly translated and published papyrus written in Greek with the recipe for a "drunken headache" cure. The alcohol victim would have strung together leaves from a shrub called Alexandrian chamaedaphne (Ruscus racemosus L.), possibly wearing the strand around the neck, the text revealed. http://www.livescien...discovered.html 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
She-ra Posted April 22, 2015 #2 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Oh man!! If you read down further in the article it has an excerpt about eye surgery too: That treatment seems relatively mild compared with techniques for eye surgery laid out in the collection. One fragment contains what appears to be a first-person account of surgery performed on an everted eyelid, an eyelid that has turned inside out causing irritation. The text is fragmentary, and some of the words are uncertain; however, it's clear this was not an operation for the faint of heart, especially given that anaesthesia hadn't been invented yet. Cool stuff Still Waters. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xYlvax Posted April 22, 2015 #3 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Very neat discoveries. It would be so awesome to read a book about their medical and herbal finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubbly_Dooright Posted April 22, 2015 #4 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I always felt that they were a head of the times, from what I have studied about them. The thing is, when reading the thread's title of Ancient Hangover Cure Found In Greek Texts, I was thinking that's because they really knew how to party! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightly Posted April 22, 2015 #5 Share Posted April 22, 2015 it must have worked... some pain reliever absorbed through the skin? .. or maybe even through the olfactory processes? (fumes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
u2canbfmj Posted April 22, 2015 #6 Share Posted April 22, 2015 How do you say "One hair from large K9" in Greek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarjarbinks Posted April 22, 2015 #7 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I will test it this weekend, best excuse i can say to my wife to get drunk past the point of redemption ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zalmoxis Posted April 23, 2015 #8 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Whatever, people did odd things back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Terreur Posted April 23, 2015 #9 Share Posted April 23, 2015 How do you say "One hair from large K9" in Greek tríches apó to skýlo pou dánko̱se Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Terreur Posted April 23, 2015 #10 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I always felt that they were a head of the times, from what I have studied about them. The thing is, when reading the thread's title of Ancient Hangover Cure Found In Greek Texts, I was thinking that's because they really knew how to party! yeah, i was hoping to get something more effective.....my wife is greek, and every time her Family visits, that would come in pretty Handy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Cooper Merrin Posted April 23, 2015 #11 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I dont drink anymore but i had a concoction that cures a hangover within 20 min.... half a teaspoon of salt, 4 teaspoons of sugar, Teaspoon of baking soda, 1 Crushed multi vitamin pill 2 crushed ibuprofen 2 crushed solpadeine 2 crushed proplus i used to put all this into a banana smoothy or a protein shake, and within 20min the hangover was completely gone! Give it a try, it genuinely is a mirical cure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenore Graves Posted April 23, 2015 #12 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Pft...hangovers are just dehydration, just make sure to drink water between each drink and have a big glass right before bed! You'll feel fine in the morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJNYC Posted April 23, 2015 #13 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I have the best hangover cure there is: drink two glasses of water before going to bed. You will not have a hangover. A hangover is caused by dehydration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ117044 Posted April 23, 2015 #14 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I wonder if they had OBAMACARE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted April 23, 2015 #15 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I wonder if they had OBAMACARE? I think they called it CAESAURCARE.I've been lucky. I've only ever had 1 hangout. This was back when beer and shots are $1. I went through all my cash, had a tab of $90 and forgot the phone number of a girl I met. Bad night all around. That was about 40 years ago. At least I was on vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenIsaid Posted June 4, 2015 #16 Share Posted June 4, 2015 The leaves probably had an odor, releasing an essential oil, duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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