Canon of Medicine

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Summary: Simply superb & ahead of time!
Review: I was in search of this book,and i finally find it on Amazon.com.This book describes not only organs,and systems seprately in chapters but emphysis on spiritual & psycological aspect of an individual,which no doubht are equally important.Being a doctor myself i wonder how Avicemia narrates medical knowledge in detail.This is best for every doctor who is interested in the history of medicine,and the contribution of Muslim scientist in this field.

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Summary: The Most Intersting
Review: I was in search of this book,and i finally find it on Amazon.com.This book describes not only organs,and systems seprately in chapters but emphysis on spiritual & psycological aspect of an individual,which no doubht are equally important.Being a doctor myself i wonder how Avicemia narrates medical knowledge in detail.This is best for every doctor who is interested in the history of medicine,and the contribution of Muslim scientist in this field.

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Summary: Who Avicenna really was?
Review: I was reading another book written by Dr. Llaila Afrika in which he states that Avicenna was a Black Muslim and not Persian like one of the reviewers stated. [Avicenna] "and another Muslim Black named Rhazes influenced European medicine. In fact, Rhazes wrote about a hundred medical books which utilized natural foods, herbal remedies, and diets."

I would also like to know who it was that translated The Canon of Medicine? Europeans? Wouldn't that have been asking for potential biases?

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Summary: The Most Intersting
Review: This PERSIAN (Iranian) Moslem doctor contributed a lot to the medical world specially by his 5 volume text "Canon of Medicine." It's clear and well written and one with enough knowledge of human body and herbs (taxonomy + physiology of plants) can easily follow this book even at this time. It combines Persian, Greek, & Islamic science to creat the most intensive and advanced level of pre-modern medicine. Much more usefull and practical than any other alternative medicine (text.)