Download or read book Arabian Medicine written by Edward Granville Browne and published by . This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The FitzPatrick Lectures Delivered At The College Of Physicians In November 1919 And November 1920.
Download or read book Arabian Drugs in Medieval Mediterranean Medicine written by Zohar Amar and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Download or read book Medieval Islamic Medicine written by Peter E. Pormann and published by New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An up-to-date survey of medieval Islamic medicine offering new insights to the role of medicine and physicians in medieval Islamic culture.
Download or read book Arabian Medicine and Its Influence on the Middle Ages written by Donald Campbell and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Unani written by Jamil Ahmad and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A useful book on the Graeco-Arab medical system of 'Unani' based on the balance of the humours in the body. Also has an informative chapter on home remedies.
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Download or read book Arabian Medicine and Its Influence on the Middle Ages written by Donald Campbell and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book Ottoman Medicine written by Miri Shefer-Mossensohn and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2010-07-02 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Handbook of Arabian Medicinal Plants written by Shahina A. Ghazanfar and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1994-08-24 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Arabian Medicinal Plants is the first illustrated reference on the uses of plants in the Arabian Peninsula. It documents and preserves the existing knowledge in a region where social patterns are rapidly changing. The book emphasizes the need for preserving social and cultural patterns.
Download or read book A Literary History of Medicine written by Emilie Savage-Smith and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2024-03-25 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An online, Open Access version of this work is also available from Brill. A Literary History of Medicine by the Syrian physician Ibn Abī Uṣaybiʿah (d. 1270) is the earliest comprehensive history of medicine. It contains biographies of over 432 physicians, ranging from the ancient Greeks to the author’s contemporaries, describing their training and practice, often as court physicians, and listing their medical works; all this interlaced with poems and anecdotes. These volumes present the first complete and annotated translation along with a new edition of the Arabic text showing the stages in which the author composed the work. Introductory essays provide important background. The reader will find on these pages an Islamic society that worked closely with Christians and Jews, deeply committed to advancing knowledge and applying it to health and wellbeing.
Download or read book Arabian Medicine written by Edward Granville Browne and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Medical Arabic written by Abderrahman Zouhir and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-22 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medical Arabic is a valuable resource for students interested in learning medical Arabic at ACTFL level Advanced Low. Effective communication is essential in health care, and communication is most effective when both parties share a common language, therefore resulting in a comfortable relationship between health care provider and patient. This textbook is intended for those with prior knowledge of Arabic language and grammar. It is designed to provide students with the linguistic and cultural competencies and medical Arabic terminology necessary to communicate in medical settings such as a hospital, clinic, or a community health care facility. Students will be able to ask questions in Arabic and provide answers in common medical situations, conduct patient interviews, and understand a wider variety of possible responses from patients. The book provides clear explanations of medical vocabulary and concepts as they occur in the reading materials to encourage active interaction with the text. The book’s drills are designed as either in-class exercises or homework. The answer key for the book exercises is also provided as a downloadable e-resource. Written by dynamic authors who taught Arabic as a foreign language for several years and reviewed by physicians and professionals in the field, the book is an essential guide for students in medical school, biology, and other science majors. Students will find Medical Arabic more than merely a textbook but rather a pathway to enhance their communication skills effectively.
Download or read book The Medicinal Use of Opium in Ninth Century Baghdad written by Selma Tibi and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2006 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Arabian Medicine and its Influence on the Middle Ages Volume II written by Donald Campbell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1926 and then reprinted in 2000. Volume II of Arabian Medicine and its influence on the Middle Ages includes two appendices which alphabetically list the Latin Translators of the Arabic Works, and include an investigation of the date and authorship of the Latin works of Galen.
Download or read book De Materia Medica written by Pedanius Dioscorides and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rational Phytotherapy written by Volker Schulz and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practice-oriented introduction to phytotherapy. Methodically classified by organic systems and fields of application, it offers a quick insight into dosage, form of application and effects of the most important herbal remedies. Only those herbal remedies that are of pharmacological and clinical efficiency have been considered. The authors are highly experienced in the field of postgraduate medical education and, with this work, present an indispensable reference book for the medical practice.
Download or read book The Life of Ibn Sina written by Avicenna and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1974-01-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
