Instead of doing Ancient Egypt Medicines, I'm focusing more on this guy called Hippocrates.He is associated with the Hippocratic Corpus- a series of over 70 early writtings on medicines, although they have different ages and styles, and have no claim to who wrote them. Because of the times, and the writting, it is believed to have been written by a number of physicians who followed Hipoocrates teachings.

The most famous writting in the Corpus is the The Hippocratic Oath, written in late 5th Century BCE.It has been debated that Pythagoras may have authored the oath instead of Hippocrates and his followers. The Oath is taken by doctors swearing to practise medicine ethically. It has been rewritten to match the values of different Greek Cultures over time. Below is the original translation of the Oath-

"I swear by Apollo, the healer, Asclepius, Hygieia, and Panacea, and I take to witness all the gods, all the goddesses, to keep according to my ability and my judgment, the following Oath and agreement:
To consider dear to me, as my parents, him who taught me this art; to live in common with him and, if necessary, to share my goods with him; To look upon his children as my own brothers, to teach them this art.
I will prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone.
I will not give a lethal drug to anyone if I am asked, nor will I advise such a plan; and similarly I will not give a woman a pessary to cause an abortion.
But I will preserve the purity of my life and my arts.
I will not cut for stone, even for patients in whom the disease is manifest; I will leave this operation to be performed by practitioners, specialists in this art.
In every house where I come I will enter only for the good of my patients, keeping myself far from all intentional ill-doing and all seduction and especially from the pleasures of love with women or with men, be they free or slaves.
All that may come to my knowledge in the exercise of my profession or in daily commerce with men, which ought not to be spread abroad, I will keep secret and will never reveal.
If I keep this oath faithfully, may I enjoy my life and practice my art, respected by all men and in all times; but if I swerve from it or violate it, may the reverse be my lot."

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www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/greek/greek_oath.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocratic_Oath
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-hippocratic-oath.htm

Decided to do a thematic study of medicines and remedies in Ancient Egypt. I have to choose a question to base my essay off now.