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...to Greek mythology, chose how a person was to die. Atropine is a ''core'' medicine in the [[World Health Organization]]'s "[[WHO Model List of Essential Medic [[Injection (medicine)|Injection]]s of atropine are used in the treatment of [[bradycardia]] (an

*[[Mercury(I) chloride]] ([[calomel]]) is sometimes still used in [[medicine]], acousto-optical filters and as a standard in electrochemistry;<ref name= ...mbol for [[Mercury (planet)|the planet Mercury]] (☿) has been used since ancient times to represent the element]]

...it to brighten the whites of her eyes. The [[Ebers Papyrus]] is an ancient Egyptian medical treatise believed to date from 1552 BC. Translated in 1872, it desc ...[Ayurvedic]] and other [[ethnomedical]] systems. Traditional [[Ayurvedic]] medicine considers castor oil the king of medicinals for curing arthritic diseases.

...[[reagent]] because of its oxidizing properties and finds use as a topical medicine (for example, in the treatment of fish diseases). Solutions of potassium pe The origin of the name manganese is complex. In ancient times, two black minerals from [[Magnesia]] in what is now modern Greece we

...Ebers Papyrus]] (16th century BCE), an [[Ancient Egyptian medicine|ancient Egyptian medical papyrus]] containing over 700 prescriptions and remedies, both phys ...d then. Because blood pools in the veins after death, arteries look empty. Ancient anatomists assumed they were filled with air and that they were for transpo

...olars maintained and advanced the practice of [[Medicine in medieval Islam|medicine]] in the [[Arab World]] during the middle ages, while alchemists like [[Par ...ry]]. [[Ethanol|Alcohol]] is the oldest known [[sedative]]; it was used in ancient [[Mesopotamia]] thousands of years ago.<ref name=Powell1996/>

...re used in [[cooking oil|cooking]], for [[fuel]], for [[cosmetics]], for [[medicine|medical]] purposes, and for other industrial purposes. ...://touregypt.net/magazine/mag05012001/mag4.htm|title=Beauty Secrets of the Ancient Egyptians|publisher=Tour Egypt online magazine|accessdate=2006-07-24}}</ref