Arabian Drugs in Early Medieval Mediterranean Medicine

ISBN-13: 9781474432122 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 296 str.

Zohar Amar; Efraim Lev

Opis

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.

Spis treści

List of Plates; List of Tables; Preface; Map: The Origin of the Main Medieval Arabian Drugs; 1. Introduction; 2. Agricultural and Pharmaceutical Innovations: Milestones in Research and Case Studies; 3. ‘Arabian’ Substances; 4. Discussion and Conclusions; Bibliography; Indexes.