Sabur ibn Sahl's dispensatory in the recension of the Adudi Hospital / by Oliver Kahl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sābūr ibn Sahl, -869.

Contributor:

Kahl, Oliver.

Series:

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

Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; v. 78

Standardized Title:

Aqrābādhīn Sābūr ʻalá nuskhat al-Bīmāristān al-ʻAḍudī. English & Arabic

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine, Arab--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions--Early works to 1800.

Medicine, Arab.

Pharmacy--Early works to 1800.

Pharmacy.

Medicine, Medieval.

Dispensatories--Arab countries--Early works to 1800.

Dispensatories.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 265 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Brill, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-40027-4

9786612400278

90-474-2455-7

OCLC:

567549091

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004171244.i-270 DOI