News Humans An ancient remedy: Bitter herbs and sweet wine Jars suggest early Egyptians mixed medicinal plants into alcoholic beverage Share this:FacebookTwitterPocketRedditPrintEmail By Solmaz Barazesh April 13, 2009 at 5:28 pm This article is only available to Science News subscribers. Subscribers, enter your e-mail address to access our archives. Client key* E-mail* Log in Not a subscriber? Science News is a nonprofit. Support us by subscribing now. Subscribe