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Medicine in the Islamic Golden Age. By Allie Pinosky, Kelly Herring, and Frances Grimball. General Advancements. Surgery Pharmacology Medical Texts Drugs Nutrition Causes and symptoms of disease. Ibn Sina (Avicenna). 16 medical works Qanun General Principles Simple Drugs - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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MEDICINE IN THE
ISLAMIC GOLDEN AGE
By Allie Pinosky, Kelly Herring, and Frances Grimball
GENERAL ADVANCEMENTS Surgery Pharmacology Medical Texts Drugs Nutrition Causes and symptoms of disease
IBN SINA (AVICENNA) 16 medical works
Qanun 1. General Principles2. Simple Drugs3. Diseases of particular organs and parts of
the body4. Diseases which spread to other body parts5. Compound medicines
Translated into Latin (12 century) “Canon”
Chief Medical Text of Europe
AL-ZAHRAWI Medical Encyclopedia
At-Tasrif30 volumesTranslated into Latin 12th
century Great advancements in
SurgeryVariety of operations and
procedures Illustrations and
explanations of surgical instruments
Page from a 1531 Latin translation by Peter Argellata of El Zahrawi's treatise on surgical and medical instruments.
AL-RAZI Kitab al-Mansuri
Largest Encyclopedia Experiments on Animals Opium as form of Anesthesia Wrote book of home remedies Discovered bad effects of alcoholism Employed by Harun Al-Rashid to build
first hospital
HOSPITALS (BIMARISTANS) First Hospital: 86 AH (712 CE) High level of Organization Cairo, Damascus Doctors worked shifts 5 types of hospitals
1. Mental disease2. Leprosy3. Road4. Prison5. Mobile
Maristan
IMPACT
CanonWestern Europe
At-TasriffWestern Europe
Surgical Techniques and Instruments Hospitals Recording Greek knowledge
WORKS CITIEDAhmed, Dr. Monzur. "El Zahrawi (Albucasis)-father of
surgery." Muslim Scientists and Scholars. Aug. 1990. 7 Oct. 2008 <http://www.ummah.net/history/scholars/el_zahrawi/>.
Ghazl, Dr. Sharif Kaf al. "The Origin of Bimaristans (Hospitals) In Islamic Medical History." Foundation for Science Technology and Civilization (2007).
Ghazl, Dr. Sharif Kaf al. "The Valuable Contributions of Al-Razi (Rhazes) In the History of Pharmacy." Foundation for Science Technology and Civilization (2007).
Ghazl, Dr. Sharif Kaf al. "Al-Zahrawi (Albucasis) The Great Andalusian Surgeon." Foundation for Science Technology and Civilization (2007).