Ibn Al-Thahabi
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Abu Mohammed Abdellah Ibn Mohammed Al-Azdi (
Biography
He was born in
Works
He is famous for his book Kitab Al-Ma'a (The Book of Water), a medical encyclopedia that lists the names of diseases, medicines, physiological processes, and treatments. It is the first known alphabetical classification of medical terms. In this encyclopedia, Ibn Al-Thahabi not only lists the names but adds numerous original ideas about the function of the human organs. The book also contains an array of herbal treatments and a course for the treatment psychological symptoms. The main thesis is that cure must start from controlled food and exercise; if it persists then use specific individual medicines; if it still persists then use medical compounds; and if the disease continues, surgery is performed. [2][3]
References
- ^ Jabban, Hamed Ziad; Khouli, Wael (2017–2019). "Terms of Oral and Dental Diseases in the Book of Al Ma'a by Al Üzdi Al Sahàri" (PDF). Journal of the International Society for the History of Islamic Medicine: 76–81.
- ^ "The Book of Water (Kitab Al-Ma'a)". Muslim Heritage. 2003-01-17. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ISSN 0253-8253.
See also
- List of Arab scientists and scholars
- Islamic scholars
- Islamic medicine