EMBALMING THE DEAD.

Embalming with honey.

change was noticed on the mice despite being kept at room temperature. 2. Six rabbits of a local breed weighing 1-1.2kg of either sex were used. They were killed by a sharp blow on the head, viscera removed and immersed in honey. After one month, rabbits were removed from honey, washed in normal saline and left to dry. Once dried, rabbits were kept in closed jars at room temperature and observe...

An improved embalming fluid formula.

Although a local modification of the usual alcohol-glycerinephenol-formaldehyde embalming formula has proved generally satisfactory through the years, continued price advances in the principal items of this formula led to its re-examination from a number of standpoints. A first consideration was the investigation of the possibility of substitutes for those items, such as ethanol and glycerine, ...

Embalming: an art of preserving human body.

Embalming Fluid - Modified Composition for Hot and Humid Places

Address for Correspondence: Prof. Dr. Suniti Raj Mishra, Professor & Head, Department of Anatomy, G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. E-Mail: [email protected] Background: The human cadaver is the chief member of the department of anatomy in any medical school or a college, who draws the maximum attention, love, care and regard and so needs to be preserved well. Embalmin...

Radiocarbon Date Recovery from Bitumen- Containing Egyptian Embalming Resins

Human soft tissue specimens obtained by dissection of Greco-Roman Period mummies buried in the Dakhleh Oasis in Egypt's Western Desert had radiocarbon analytical results many of which were substantially older than accompanying artifacts suggested. Mass spectrometry suggested the presence of hydrocarbons. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GCMS) confirmed that the “resin” applied to these bod...