Research Atlas
The public research library behind AncientModern.ai: long-form papers, source notes, ingredient dossiers, methods, and references.
Living research papers
These pages are intentionally long. The goal is not a marketing paragraph; the goal is to let each page stand alone as a practical research memo with historical context, modern mechanisms, safety boundaries, and open questions.
The Ancient Lung Project
The flagship research hub connecting ancient lung-support traditions with modern mechanisms: mucus, inflammation, microbiome-sparing support, and anti-virulence science.
Read paper →Egyptian Lung Medicine
A review of lung-related material in the Ebers Papyrus, with attention to carob, fermented carriers, honey, resins, and practical cautions.
Read paper →Mesopotamian Plant Medicine
A study of early plant-based medicine, cuneiform records, food-medicines such as garlic and pomegranate, and the limits of reconstruction.
Read paper →Ayurveda & Respiratory Balance
A framework for understanding turmeric, ginger, tulsi, black pepper, long pepper, and respiratory self-care through a modern evidence lens.
Read paper →Chinese Formula Logic
Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang, phlegm/heat thinking, and the modern anti-pneumolysin signal.
Read paper →Anti-Virulence Science
Why disarming bacterial toxins like pneumolysin may be a more interesting research path than crude natural antibiotic claims.
Read paper →How to read the Atlas
AncientModern.ai treats ancient medicine as a data layer, not as automatic truth. A plant may appear in an ancient record, but that does not mean it is effective, safe, correctly identified, or suitable for modern use. Our work is to preserve the signal, test the assumptions, and make the practical parts usable without hiding the uncertainty.
Our promise: we share the research trail, the formulation logic, the home method when appropriate, and the reasons we sometimes choose a tested subscription instead of a kitchen method.