Medieval Pharmacotherapy Continuity and Change: Case Studies from Ibn Sina and Some of His Late Medieval Commentarors: 38

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The development of medical drug therapy in medieval times is an interplay between tradition and innovation. This book tracks the changes in drug recommendations from the Arabic texts of Ibn Sina to Latin medical scholasticism, demonstrating their essential rationality. CONTENTS Acknowledgements Chapter One. Introduction 1.1. Preliminary Remarks 1.2. Research Material 1.3. Research Method Chapter Two. Historical Background 2.1. The Spread of Galenic Medical Tradition from the Greek Cultural Area to the Arabic and the Latin Cultural Areas 2.1.1. The Greek Beginnings 2.1.2. The Transfer from Greek to Arabic 2.1.3. The Transfer from Arabic to Latin 2.2. Galenic Medicine 2.2.1. Galenic Medicine as a Sociological Phenomenon 2.2.2. Galenic Medicine: Theory and Practice 2.2.2.1. Physiology 2.2.2.2. Health and Disease 2.2.2.3. Therapeutics 2.2.2.4. Galenic Medicine in the Kitatb al-Qanun of Ibn Sina Chapter Three. Research Material 3.1. Ibn Sina and his Kitab al-Qanun 3.2. Ibn al-Nafis 3.3. Al-Jaghmini 3.4. Supracommentary on Qanunja 3.5. Gentile da Foligno 3.6. Jacques Despars Chapter Four. Method of the Study 4.1. The Efficacy of Medieval Medicine 4.2. Suggested Methodology Chapter Five. Nosebleed 5.1. Nosebleed in Kitab al-Qanun 5.1.1. General Presentation 5.1.2. Nosebleed: Causes 5.1.3. Nosebleed: Symptoms 5.1.4. Nosebleed: Consequences 5.1.5. Nosebleed: Treatment 5.1.5.1. Treatment, Theory 5.1.5.2. Physical Therapies 5.1.5.3. Treatment, Practice 5.1.5.4. Relationship between the Drugs Recommended for Treatment of Nosebleed and their Therapeutic Qualities 5.2. Nosebleed in the Arabic Commentaries 5.2.1. General Description 5.2.2. Causes of Nosebleed in the Arabic Commentaries 5.2.3. Symptoms of Nosebleed in the Arabic Commentaries 5.2.4. Consequences of Nosebleed in the Arabic Commentaries 5.2.5. Treatment of Nosebleed in the Arabic Commentaries 5.2.5.1. Treatment,?eory, in the Arabic Commentaries 5.2.5.2. Treatment, Practice, in the Arabic Commentaries 5.2.5.3. Relationship between the Choice of Simple Drugs and their Qualities 5.3. Nosebleed in the Latin Commentaries 5.3.1. General Description 5.3.2. Causes of Nosebleed in the Latin Commentaries 5.3.3. Symptoms of Nosebleed in the Latin Commentaries 5.3.4. Consequences of Nosebleed in the Latin Commentaries 5.3.5. Treatment of Nosebleed in the Latin Commentaries 5.3.5.1. Treatment, Theory, in the Latin Commentaries 5.3.5.2. Treatment, Practice, in the Latin Commentaries 5.3.5.3. Relationship between the Choice of Simple Drugs and their Qualities 5.4. Relationship between the Medical Efficacy of Drugs and their Popularity Chapter Six. Cough 6.1. Cough in Kitab al-Qanun 6.1.1. General Presentation 6.1.2. Cough: Causes 6.1.3. Cough: Symptoms 6.1.4. Cough: Consequences 6.1.5. Cough: Treatment 6.1.5.1. Treatment,?eory 6.1.5.2. Physical?erapies 6.1.5.3. Treatment, Practice 6.1.5.4. Relationship between the Drugs Recommended for Treatment and their Therapeutic Qualities 6.2. Cough in the Arabic and Latin Commentaries 6.2.1. General Description 6.2.2. Causes of Cough in the Arabic and Latin Commentaries 6.2.3. Symptoms of Cough in the Arabic and Latin Commentaries 6.2.4. Consequences of Cough in the Arabic and Latin Commentaries 6.2.5. Treatment of Cough in the Arabic and Latin Commentaries 6.2.5.1. Treatment, Theory, in the Arabic and Latin Commentaries 6.2.5.2. Treatment, Practice, in the Arabic and Latin Commentaries 6.2.5.3. Relationship between the Choice of Simple Drugs and their Qualities 6.3. Relationship between the Medical Efficacy of Drugs and their Popularity Chapter Seven. Diabetes 7.1. Diabetes in Kitab al-Qanun 7.1.1. General Presentation 7.1.2. Diabetes: Causes 7.1.3. Diabetes: Symptoms 7.1.4. Diabetes: Consequences 7.1.5. Diabetes: Treatment 7.1.5.1. Treatment, Theory 7.1.5.2. Physical Therapies 7.1.5.3. Treatment, Practice 7.1.5.4. Relationship between the Drugs Recommended for Treatment and their therapeutic Qualities 7.2. Diabetes in the Arabic and Latin Commentaries 7.2.1. General Description 7.2.2. Causes of Diabetes in the Arabic and Latin Commentaries 7.2.3. Symptoms of Diabetes in the Arabic and Latin Commentaries 7.2.4. Consequences of Diabetes in the Arabic and Latin Commentaries 7.2.5. Treatment of Diabetes in the Arabic and Latin Commentaries 7.2.5.1. Treatment, Theory, in the Arabic and Latin Commentaries 7.2.5.2. Treatment, Practice, in the Arabic and Latin Commentaries 7.2.5.3. Relationship between the Choice of Simple Drugs and their Qualities 7.3. Relationship between the Medical Efficacy of Drugs and their Popularity Chapter Eight. Conclusions Appendixes Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Appendix 4 Appendix 5 Appendix 6 Appendix 7 Appendix 8 Appendix 9 Appendix 10 Appendix 11 Appendix 12 Appendix 13 Appendix 14 Appendix 15 Appendix 16 Appendix 17 Appendix 18 Appendix 19 Appendix 20 Appendix 21 Appendix 22 Appendix 23 Appendix 24 Appendix 25 Appendix 26 Appendix 27 Appendix 28 Appendix 29 Appendix 30 Appendix 31 Appendix 32 Appendix 33 Appendix 34 Appendix 35 Appendix 36 Appendix 37 Appendix 38 Appendix 39 Appendix 40 Appendix 41 Appendix 42 Appendix 43 Appendix 44 Appendix 45 Appendix 46 Appendix 47 Appendix 48 Appendix 49 Appendix 50 Appendix 51 Appendix 52 Appendix 53 Appendix 54 Glossaries Glossary 1. Identifcation of Drugs Mentioned in the Texts Glossary 2. Arabic Drug Names Glossary 3. Medieval Latin Drug Names Glossary 4. Scientific Names of Plants Bibliography General Index