Egyptians, Ancient inflammation

A species of what is commonly known as hemp, it was well known in the ancient world. It was used for hber, food, and medicine and in social and religious rites. The Assyrians had several names for it. Gan zi gun nu, translated as the dmg which takes away the mind, was one of them. Azallu, another name, was a dmg for a yet unidentified disease translated as hand of the ghost. It was also a dmg for the poison of all limbs (presumably arthritis). The Egyptians used it as an oral medication for mothers and children, possibly during childbirth, and Dioscorides recommended it for ear pain and for inflammation. 

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