Translated for the first time into English here, the Latin was translated in the 12th century and into Hebrew in 1279. Henceforth the Canon served as the chief guide to medical science in the West and
In Volume 3, the various diseases have been discussed systematically, with their etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment with simple drugs. Special mention may be made of the following
Published for the first time in English alphabetical order, Volume 2 (of the 5 original volumes) of Canon of Medicine (Law of Natural Healing), is an essential addition to the history of medicine as i
After a general introduction, Avicenna in his Law of Natural Healing (Canon of Medicine), Lecture 9, introduces the signs of internal disease, the distinction between the disease and its secondary eff
Avicenna in his Law of Natural Healing (Canon of Medicine), Lecture 3, explains what a balanced and imbalanced temperament are in terms of cold and dry, cold and wet, hot and dry and hot and wet. It a
Avicenna in his Law of Natural Healing (Canon of Medicine), Lecture 8, describes the causes of illness including unavoidable causes such as environmental changes, natural mutations, incidental mutatio
Avicenna in his Law of Natural Healing (Canon of Medicine), Lecture 2, describes the importance of the four elements as simple substances that are the primary constituents of the human body. It also c
As a practical mystic, Ghazzali's aim was to make man better by leading him from a merely rational acquiescence in the stereotype creed of Islam to a real knowledge of God. The first four chapters of
This is the first translation of the Quran by an American woman and it challenges the 1400] year interpretation allowing husbands to beat their wives. Chapter 4 Verse 34 has been misinterpreted. The w
