Abu Bakr Rabee Ibn Ahmad Al-Akhawyni Bokhari
Abu Bakr Rabee Ibn Ahmad Al-Akhawyni Bokhari (Al-Akhawyni Bokhari) | |
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Personal | |
Born | ? CE |
Died | 983 CE Bokhara, Iran |
Religion | Islam |
Era | Islamic golden age |
Main interest(s) | Iranian Islamic traditional medicine |
Notable work(s) | Hidayat al-Muta`allemin Fi al-Tibb |
Abu Bakr Rabee Ibn Ahmad Al-Akhawyni Bokhari (Al-Akhawyni Bokhari) (died 983 CE) was a Persian physician and the author of the Hidayat al-Muta`allemin Fi al-Tibb, the oldest document in the history of Iranian Traditional Medicine (ITM).[1] He lived during the Golden Age of Iranian-Islamic medicine and his book was used as a reference text for medical students long after his death.[2] Al-Akhawyni Bokhari wrote about anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology signs, symptoms and treatment of the disease of his time. His reputation was based on the treatment of patients with mental illnesses.[3]
References[]
- ^ Matini, Jalal (1965). Hedayat al-Motaallemin fi Tebb. University Press, Mashhad.
- ^ Hassan Yarmohammadi; Behnam Dalfardi; Alireza Mehdizadeh; Sina Haghighat (December 2013). "Al-Akhawayni, a contributor to medieval Persian knowledge on contraception". The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care. 18 (6): 435–440. doi:10.3109/13625187.2013.836176.
- ^ Behnam Dalfardi; Hassan Yarmohammadi; Ahmad Ghanizadeh (22 June 2014). "Melancholia in medieval Persian literature: The view of Hidayat of Al-Akhawayni". World J Psychiatry. 4 (2): 37–41. doi:10.5498/wjp.v4.i2.37. PMC 4087154. PMID 25019055.
Categories:
- Medieval Persian physicians
- 10th-century Iranian people
- Physicians of medieval Islam
- 983 deaths
- Iranian history stubs
- Iranian medical biography stubs