'Ali ibn al-'Abbas al-Majusi

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Manuscript of al-Majusi's Kamil al-Sana'ah al-Tibbiyyah, copy created in Iran, dated January–February 1194.

'Ali ibn al-'Abbas al-Majusi (

psychology
.

Biography

He was born in

Moḥammad in his introductory remarks, while his argument for the excellence of medicine is based entirely on pragmatic reasoning without recourse to the Quran or the Sunna. Moreover, by calling himself "Ali b. Abbas Majusi", the author intentionally calls attention to his Zoroastrian background.[3]

The Complete Art of Medicine

Al-Majusi is best known for his

Razi's Hawi, and more practical than Avicenna's The Canon of Medicine, by which it was superseded.[citation needed
]

The Maliki is divided into 20 discourses, of which the first ten deal with theory and the second ten with the practice of medicine. Some examples of topics covered are dietetics and materia medica, a rudimentary conception of the capillary system, interesting clinical observations, and proof of the motions of the womb during parturition (for example, the child does not come out, but is pushed out).

In Europe a partial

Canterbury Tales
.

Medical ethics and research methodology

The work emphasized the need for a healthy relationship between doctors and patients, and the importance of

biomedical research
.

Neuroscience and psychology

Neuroscience and psychology were discussed in The Complete Art of Medicine. He described the

hemiplegia. He placed more emphasis on preserving health through diet and natural healing than he did on medication or drugs
, which he considered a last resort.

Psychophysiology and psychosomatic medicine

Ali ibn Abbas al-Majusi was a pioneer in psychophysiology and psychosomatic medicine. He described how the physiological and psychological aspects of a patient can have an effect on one another in his Complete Book of the Medical Art. He found a correlation between patients who were physically and mentally healthy and those who were physically and mentally unhealthy, and concluded that "joy and contentment can bring a better living status to many who would otherwise be sick and miserable due to unnecessary sadness, fear, worry and anxiety."[4]

See also

  • List of Iranian scientists
  • Islamic medicine

References

Sources

External links

Hamarneh, Sami (2008) [1970-80]. "Al-Majūsī, Abu'l-Ḥasan 'Alī Ibn 'Abbās". Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Encyclopedia.com.