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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455185403321

Autore

Sābūr ibn Sahl <d. 869.>

Titolo

Sabur ibn Sahl's dispensatory in the recension of the ʻAḍudī Hospital [[electronic resource] /] / by Oliver Kahl

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, : Brill, 2008

ISBN

1-282-40027-4

9786612400278

90-474-2455-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; ; v. 78

Altri autori (Persone)

KahlOliver

Disciplina

615/.1

Soggetti

Medicine, Arab

Pharmacy

Medicine, Medieval

Dispensatories - Arab countries

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / O. Kahl -- Introduction / O. Kahl -- Arabic Text / O. Kahl -- Chapter One. On The Preparation Of Pastilles / O. Kahl -- Chapter Two. On The Prescription Of Lohochs / O. Kahl -- Chapter Three. On The Prescription Of Beverages And Robs / O. Kahl -- Chapter Four. On The Preparation Of Oils / O. Kahl -- Chapter Five. On The Preparation Of Cataplasms / O. Kahl -- Chapter Six. On The Prescription Of Purgative And Retentive Enemas, And Suppositories Which Are (Made) For That (Purpose) / O. Kahl -- Chapter Seven. On Powders / O. Kahl -- Chapter Ten. On The Prescription Of Stomachics, Myrobalan-Based Compounds, And Electuaries / O. Kahl -- Chapter Eleven. On The Preparation Of Hierata / O. Kahl -- Chapter Twelve. On The Prescription Of Decoctions And On Purgative Pills / O. Kahl -- Chapter Thirteen. On The Prescription Of Preserves / O. Kahl -- Chapter Fourteen. On The Preparation Of The Theriac Mentioning (Also) The Reason (Why) It Is Useful And (How) To Test It / O. Kahl -- Chapter Fifteen. On The Description Of (How) To Treat The Teeth And The Gums, Nutritive(S), (The Treatment Of ) Freckles, Tetter, Mange, The



Prevention Of Geophagism, The Treatment Of Scabies, Styptic(S), And Cosmetic(S) / O. Kahl -- Chapter Sixteen. On The Uses Of Animal Parts / O. Kahl -- Bibliography / O. Kahl -- Glossary Of Technical Terms / O. Kahl -- Islamic Philosophy, Theology And Science Texts And Studies / O. Kahl.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers an Arabic edition and English translation of Sābūr ibn Sahl's (d. 869 CE) famous dispensatory as preserved in a recension made by the physicians of the ʿAḍudī hospital in Baghdad around the middle of the 11th century CE. Drawing on different exponents of Sābūr's original, the recension also constituted an attempt at revising the pharmacological material on empirical grounds. Edition and translation are framed by a detailed introductory study and various medico-pharmacological glossaries. The book thus not only highlights the lasting impact of Sābūr's contribution to the development of scientific pharmacy in medieval Islam, but also provides another landmark on the road to a deeper understanding of the history of Eastern Arabic pharmacology.