Mona Sawy: Coptic Medicine and its Remedies. Exploring an Ancient Pharmacopoea

Date
Apr 22 , 2025 

Lec­ture at the Cen­tre for the Study of Med­i­cine and the Body in the Renais­sance (CSMBR) Pisa, Italy

Mona Sawy: „Cop­tic Med­i­cine and its Reme­dies. Explor­ing an Ancient Pharmacopoea”

22 April 2025 – 5 PM (CET)

This talk delves into the phar­ma­copoeia of ancient Egypt as pre­served and prac­ticed by the Copts, who have inher­it­ed and adapt­ed a rich med­ical tra­di­tion that dates back to the time of the pharaohs.
This explo­ration will uncov­er the var­i­ous medica­ments used in Cop­tic med­i­cine, includ­ing herbs, min­er­als, and ani­mal prod­ucts, and their appli­ca­tions in treat­ing a range of ailments.
Through an exam­i­na­tion of ancient texts, med­ical papyri, and recent archae­o­log­i­cal find­ings, we will shed light on the sophis­ti­cat­ed under­stand­ing of phar­ma­col­o­gy pos­sessed by the Copts. Addi­tion­al­ly, this pre­sen­ta­tion will high­light the con­ti­nu­ity and trans­for­ma­tion of these med­ical prac­tices over cen­turies, illus­trat­ing their influ­ence on both medieval and mod­ern medicine.
By under­stand­ing the phar­ma­copoeia of Cop­tic med­i­cine, we gain insights into the cul­tur­al and sci­en­tif­ic her­itage of one of the world’s old­est civ­i­liza­tions and its endur­ing impact on con­tem­po­rary med­ical practices.

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Cop­tic Med­i­cine and its Remedies

Cen­tre for the Study of Med­i­cine and the Body in the Renais­sance (CSMBR) – Assis­tant Coordinator
Domus Comeliana, Via Car­di­nale Maf­fi 48, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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