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Canon of Medicine

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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.

It is hard to believe that a book, so beautifully bound, is so poorly edited for numerous common typos.

That being said, the remarks of O. Cameron Gruner are wonderfully astute as to the history and meaning behind Avincenna's Canon. He compares traditional medicines with modern medicine and its lack of philosophy with a deftness only found in yoga sutras.

In addition, the Notes section of about 150 pages adds considerable understanding to the text of Avicenna. Notes helps the reader to experience the historical context of the Canon as well as its importance in modern medicine and philosophy.

I bought this book in order to understand alternative medicines regarding my own health and well being. I received that and much more.

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.)

I am just more then happy for the book "Canon of Medicin". It is realy something I wanted to have, and finely I got it. Thanks being to Amazon which made it possible to have the item which was almost impossible for me to have. I am realu grateful. The book is actualy a gift for my husband, a gift from me, but respect Avicenna and his work, which is mostly interesting to read! Canon of Medicin is an respectable and readable book, not only for medical student/doctors, but also for other people!

most of the basic information , or the fundation of medicine lies before that man , he explained it in a way no one ever think , or realize the value of everything in our body.

Canon of Medicine
I have received this book in a proper way and it was in a very good condition.
Nothing was wrong with my pruchase.
Thanh you very much and congratulations.
Elizabete (Brasil)

This book was written over 900 years ago by a muslim man. It was the first ever book on modern medicine. This book is the one that exposed modern medicine to the then backward western world and whole world. So popular that it was published 35 times and taught in Europe for 600 years. This book is a good ever lasting proof that east ( muslims ) started modern medicine. Muslim doctors were using Hollow needles to extract cataract when their western contemporaries didnt even knew it existed. Excellent work!

Fact 1: Dr. Llaila Afrika is a black supremacist who thinks God and every significant historical figure is black; despite the fact that there weren't any black people even remotely close to Persia near Bukhara in 980 CE when Avicenna was born.

Fact 2: The Canon of Medicine was the standard medical text in European universities for seven centuries.

Fact 3: Rhazes was born almost a hundred years after Avicenna died. He translated Aristotle, a medical encyclopedia into Arabic. He also compiled works of Galen and incorporated portions of Avicenna's Canon of Medicine as supplemented by his own medical contributions.

Is a Persian / (Iranian) Moslem who lived in one of Persia town of Bukhara. Not all Muslims are Arabs. Looking at the map of Persia at that time clearly shows this fact. Avicenna was fluent in Arabic and Persian language, in fact most Persian people were, because at that time Persia was taken over by Bani Omayeh dynasty from (Arabia) and Persian were forced to learn and speak Arabic or severely would be punished. (The true history books also have a record of this). People in Persia have his complete books and biography and they know him as Abu Ali Sinna, which westerner for difficulty of pronouncing his name change his name to Avicenna. It is funny to see time and again all the 7, 8,9,10, 11, and 12 centuries Persian poets, artist, scientist, mathematicians suddenly becomes, Arab, Turkish, Indian even though their place of birth, names, written books are all in Persian language. I recently found two Rumi's translated books that one author claimed Rumi was Turkish and the other claimed Rumi was an Indian and I have the original Rumi's Divan of poetry and other books that is all in Persian (he was a Sufi Moslem and all his poem are having a Persian tasavof themes that has no origin in Indian nor Turkish), and no Turkish or Indian is ever able to write in the Ghaseedeh and Ghazal (a Persian style of writing poetry)