In the 1100s, how did the medical community use mummies, often unscrupulously, to promote good health?

serpa

In the 12th century, mummies became one of Egypt’s biggest export products, and it stayed that way for more than 400 years. This is where mummy powder comes in. Sometime in the 1100s, doctors in Europe and Asia began grinding up mummies and using the powder as a tea or poultice for its supposed health benefits. For a while it was considered a magical wonder drug and was prescribed for just about everything: nausea, epilepsy, migraines, coughs, bruises, fractures, paralysis, and as an antidote for poisoning. http://www.bigsiteofamazingfacts.com/what-is-mummy-powder-and-how-is-the-magical-wonder-drug-good-for-you Jul 05 10, 6:37 AM

star_gazer

King Charles II would rub ground up mummy powder on his skin. He believed this powder would give him the powers of the ancient Pharaohs. http://www.excommunicate.net/20-historical-uses-for-mummies-and-mummification/ This is what I meant by unscrupulous. When mummies were in short supply, dishonest mummy supliers quickly mummified the bodies of executed prisoners to be sold as "ancient" mummies. Jul 05 10, 8:23 AM