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Imhotep: History of Medicine in Ancient Egypt (Before Hippocrates)

Imhotep: History of Medicine in Ancient Egypt (Before Hippocrates)

Myers, Eva

Paperback

Series: Ancient Leaders History Will Never Forget

Young Adult Nonfiction

ISBN13: 9798252120331
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 14 2026
Pages: 126
Weight: 0.39
Height: 0.27 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Before Hippocrates, there was a man history chose to forget.

Over 2,000 years before the Greek physician ever practiced medicine, a Black African genius named Imhotep was already diagnosing illnesses, performing surgeries, and documenting the human body with a scientific precision that the world would not see again for millennia. Yet his name has been missing from the front page of medical history -- until now.

What you are about to discover will permanently change the way you understand medicine, architecture, and the true origins of human civilization.

Few people know that the Hippocratic Oath, the sacred pledge every doctor takes, begins with a direct reference to Imhotep himself, disguised beneath a Greek name. Fewer still know that the man who designed the world's first large stone structure also founded the first school of medicine, treated over 200 illnesses, and was worshipped as a god across Egypt, Greece, and Rome.

IMHOTEP: History of Medicine in Ancient Egypt peels back centuries of historical misdirection to restore the full, documented truth of who this African polymath really was and what his legacy means for the world today.

Inside, you will discover the remarkable science behind the Edwin Smith Papyrus, the ancient medical manuscript attributed to Imhotep whose diagnostic logic still mirrors modern clinical practice. You will follow his rise from a commoner in Gebelein to the most powerful non-royal figure in Egyptian civilization. You will understand, with clarity and evidence, why colonization replaced his name with another man's and why that replacement can no longer stand.

This book is for anyone who has ever felt that history was not telling the whole truth.

Get your copy today and meet the real father of medicine.

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