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Ebers Papyrus, 1500 BCE
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Ebers Papyrus, 1500 BCE
The Ebers Papyrus is one of the earliest surviving medical texts, written around 1500 BCE in Egypt. It provides interventions for common health issues of the time, including willow bark as a remedy for general aches and pains. Willow bark is the progenitor of aspirin.