Author: Martin LeveyPublisher: Brill Archive
ISBN: 9789004037960
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Early Arabic Pharmacology
Author: Martin LeveyPublisher: Brill Archive
ISBN: 9789004037960
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Early Arabic Pharmacology
Author: Martin LeveyPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004661735
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
The Medical Formulary of Al-Samarqandi
Author: Martin LeveyPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1512803928
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The Medical Formulary of Al-Samarqandi demonstrates the high development of pharmacology by the Arabs in the Middle Ages. It was far from a dark period in science for it was in this area, as well as in Arabic optics and chemistry, that experimental science first began to develop. This is shown by al-Samarqandi's work which describes many new drugs, chemical processes, and a more advanced pharmacological theory. No part of this work has ever before been brought to the notice of historians of medicine. For the first time, the authors give a complete translation of this Aqrâbōdhīn in order to present a complete picture of the pharmacological knowledge of the day. There is a comprehensive section of Notes and Comments with particular attention being drawn to the present-day usage of old Arabic drugs, the employment of the drugs in the much earlier al-Kindi Medical Formulary, and to the etymological discussion of Arabic plant names not studied in previous works on the subject. Finally there is a Glossary of Arabic-English terms and a selected Bibliography.
Arabian Drugs in Medieval Mediterranean Medicine
Author: Zohar AmarPublisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748697829
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Explores the impact of drugs introduced by the Arabs on medieval Mediterranean medicineFor more than one thousand years Arab medicine held sway in the ancient world, from the shores of Spain in the West to China, India and Sri Lanka (Ceylon) in the East. This book explores the impact of Greek (as well as Indian and Persian) medical heritage on the evolution of Arab medicine and pharmacology, investigating it from the perspective of materia medica a reliable indication of the contribution of this medical legacy.Focusing on the main substances introduced and traded by the Arabs in the medieval Mediterranean including Ambergris, camphor, musk, myrobalan, nutmeg, sandalwood and turmeric the authors show how they enriched the existing inventory of drugs influenced by Galenic-Arab pharmacology. Further, they look at how these substances merged with the development and distribution of new technologies and industries that evolved in the Middle Ages such as textiles, paper, dyeing and tanning, and with the new trends, demands and fashions regarding spices, perfumes, ornaments (gemstones) and foodstuffs some of which can be found in our modern-day food basket.Key FeaturesAssesses the assimilation of theoretical and practical Greek, Indian and Persian medicine into Arabic medical cultureReconstructs and presents a list of medicinal substances distributed by the Arabs as a result of their conquestsTells the stories of 33 new Arabic drugs within the context of their natural historyDescribes the contribution of the Arabs to the daily medieval cultural material (medicine, cosmetics, perfumery, dyeing of materials, industrial products and precious stones)Includes 35 colour illustrations
The Arabic Materia Medica of Dioscorides
Author: Mahmoud Mohamed SadekPublisher: St-Jean-Chrysostome, Québec : Éditions du Sphinx
ISBN:
Category : Illumination of books and manuscripts, Arab
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Arabian Drugs in Early Medieval Mediterranean Medicine
Author: Zohar AmarPublisher:
ISBN: 9781474430418
Category : Materia medica
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This work explores the impact of Greek (as well as Indian and Persian) medical heritage on the evolution of Arab medicine and pharmacology, investigating it from the perspective of materia medica - a reliable indication of the contribution of this medical legacy.
Medieval Islamic Medicine
Author: Peter E. PormannPublisher: New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys
ISBN: 9780748620678
Category : Islam
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An up-to-date survey of medieval Islamic medicine offering new insights to the role of medicine and physicians in medieval Islamic culture.
Mediaeval Arabic Bookmaking and Its Relation to Early Chemistry and Pharmacology
Author: Martin LeveyPublisher:
ISBN: 9781258031824
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Transactions Of The American Philosophical Society, V52, Part 4, September, 1962.
Ottoman Medicine
Author: Miri Shefer-MossensohnPublisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438425368
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
The social history of medicine in the Ottoman Empire and the historic Middle East is told in rich detail for the first time in English. Accessible and engaging, Ottoman Medicine sheds light on the work and power of medical practitioners in the Ottoman world. The enduring significance and fascinating history of Ottoman medicine emerge through a consideration of its medical ethics, troubled relationship with religion, standards of professionalism, bureaucratization and health systems management, and the extent of state control. Of interest to healthcare providers, healers, and patients, this book helps us better understand and appreciate the medical practices of non-Western societies.
The Medicinal Use of Opium in Ninth-Century Baghdad:
Author: Selma TibiPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004146962
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
In this publication, the extensive but cautious use of opium in a variety of remedies by Baghdad physicians in the ninth century shows an amazing awareness of the therapeutic usefulness and potential dangers of the opiate.