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Nymphaea cults in ancient Egypt and the New World: a lesson in empirical pharmacology

Elisabetta Bertol PhD   Vittorio Fineschi MD PhD  ¹ Steven B Karch MD  ² Francesco Mari PhD     Irene Riezzo MD  ¹

Department of Forensic Toxicology, University of Florence
¹ Institute of Forensic Pathology, University of Foggia, Italy
² Medical Examiner Department, San Francisco, California, USA

View larger version (18K): [in a new window]   Figure 1. Detail from erotic cartoon (Turin papyrus 55001), showing 'lotus' over the head of woman, possibly symbolizing her powers of arousal. Reproduced by permission from Manniche L, Sexual Life in Ancient Egypt (London, New York, Bahrain; Kegan Paul, 2002)

 

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