Project Gutenberg 2020-04-10 Public domain in the USA. 205 Caton, Richard 1842 1926 I-em-hotep and Ancient Egyptian medicine: II. Prevention of valvular disease The Harveian Oration delivered before the Royal college of physicians on June 21, 1904 Produced by Turgut Dincer, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "I-em-hotep and Ancient Egyptian Medicine: II. Prevention of Valvular Disease" by Richard Caton is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the medical practices of ancient Egypt, particularly examining the contributions of I-em-hotep, a prominent physician and deity in Egyptian culture, along with insights into the prevention of circulatory diseases that are prevalent even today. The text offers a detailed exploration of I-em-hotep's legacy, portraying him as not only a healer but also a figure intertwined with architecture, magic, and governance. Caton discusses the medical papyri from ancient Egypt, highlighting their knowledge of anatomy and early understandings of the circulatory system. The oration blends historical and archaeological insights with modern medical perspectives, particularly emphasizing preventive measures for heart valve diseases - suggesting that the ancient Egyptians advocated for rest to aid in healing, a principle that he advocates for in contemporary medicine as well. The conclusion advocates for a convergence of ancient wisdom and modern therapeutic understanding in treating heart conditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Heart valves -- Diseases Medicine, Egyptian RC Text Category: History - Ancient Category: Health & Medicine Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 102283 2025-07-24T12:28:12.629274 text/html 74482 2024-10-17T17:27:48 text/html 1019337 2025-07-24T12:28:18.133292 application/epub+zip 1019098 2025-07-24T12:28:15.084296 application/epub+zip 96542 2025-07-24T12:28:13.862266 application/epub+zip 1038930 2025-07-24T12:28:20.085248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1026466 2025-07-24T12:28:16.887253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120933 2022-09-27T22:37:04.850977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 70833 2025-07-24T12:28:11.961294 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 50809 2024-10-17T17:27:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16814 2025-07-24T12:28:20.227255 application/rdf+xml 9955 2025-07-24T12:28:13.949262 image/jpeg 1748 2025-07-24T12:28:13.905266 image/jpeg 915728 2025-07-24T12:28:12.671279 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia