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The Medical Formulary of Al-Samarqandi
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The Medical Formulary of Al-Samarqandi demonstrates the high development of pharmacology by the Arabs in the Middle Ages. It was far from a dark period in science for it was in this area, as well as in Arabic optics and chemistry, that experimental science first began to develop. This is shown by al-Samarqandi's work which describes many new drugs, chemical processes, and a more advanced pharmacological theory. No part of this work has ever before been brought to the notice of historians of medicine. For the first time, the authors give a complete translation of this Aqrâbōdhīn in order to present a complete picture of the pharmacological knowledge of the day.
There is a comprehensive section of Notes and Comments with particular attention being drawn to the present-day usage of old Arabic drugs, the employment of the drugs in the much earlier al-Kindi Medical Formulary, and to the etymological discussion of Arabic plant names not studied in previous works on the subject. Finally there is a Glossary of Arabic-English terms and a selected Bibliography.
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Frontmatter
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Preface
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Contents
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Introduction
13 - Translation of Aqrābādhīn of M. b. ‛Ali b. ‛Umar Al-Samarqandī
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Introduction
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Chapter I. Syrups and Robs
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Chapter II. Electuaries and Confections
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Chapter III. Pills and Aperients
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Chapter IV. Decoctions and Infusions
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Chapter V. Clysters, Suppositories, and Pessaries
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Chapter VI. Emetics
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Chapter VII. Lohochs
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Chapter VIII. Lozenges
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Chapter IX. Powders and Dry Stomachics
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Chapter X. Dressings, Coatings, Cataplasms
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Chapter XI. Balms
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Chapter XII. Eye Medicines
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Chapter XIII. Aromatic Powders and Salves
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Chapter XIV. Dentifrices
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Chapter XV. Gargles
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Chapter XVI. Preserves
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Chapter XVII. Sniffing Medicines, Sternutatives, Fumigants, and Odorants
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Chapter XVIII. Aromatic Baths
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Chapter XIX. Medicines for the Hair
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Notes and Comments on the Translation
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Arabic-English Glossary
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Abbreviations and Selected Bibliography
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Arabic Text in Photocopy
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Greek Index
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Foreign Words (Except Greek)
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General Index
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Botanical Index
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