Avicenna's medicine a new translation of the 11th-century canon with practical applications for integrative health care
A millennium after his life, Avicenna remains one of the most highly regarded physicians of all time. His Canon of Medicine, also known as the Qanun, is one of the most famous and influential books in the history of medicine, forming the basis of our modern understanding of human health and disease....
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Rochester, Vt
Healing Arts Press
2013
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Add Tag | Summary: | A millennium after his life, Avicenna remains one of the most highly regarded physicians of all time. His Canon of Medicine, also known as the Qanun, is one of the most famous and influential books in the history of medicine, forming the basis of our modern understanding of human health and disease. It focused not simply on the treatment of symptoms, but on finding the cause of illness through humoral diagnosis - a method still used in traditional Unani and Ayurvedic medicines in India "The first contemporary translation of the 1,000-year-old text at the foundation of modern medicine and biology"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 462 p illustration, port 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9781594774324 1594774323 |
MEDICINE OF THE PROPHET