Post by Islamic Revival on Aug 10, 2004 11:12:53 GMT -5
Almost 1,000 years before the west came to know of advanced treatment techniques, Muslim physicians were treating patients through a scheme starting with physiotherapy and diet; followed by drugs, and surgery used as the last resort. They were aware of the interaction between drugs; thus, they used simple drugs before using compound drugs.
Al Razi remained up to the 17th century the indisputable authority on medicine. His writings on smallpox and measles show accuracy, and his essay on infectious deseases was the first scientific treatise on the subject. Razi also had an "intuitive" sense of hygienic principles far ahead of medieval standards. His insights were unique, for the concept of bacteria was not developed until the 17th century. The crowning work of Razi's career was a monumental encyclopedia in which he compiled Greek, Syrian, Persian, Hindu and early Arabic knowledge, as well as his personal observations based on clinical work. Razi's portrait adorns the great hall of the faculty of medicine in the University of Paris.
Ibn Sina's most renowned achievement was the "Al Qanun (Canon of Medicine)", an encyclopedia that dealt with virtually every phase of the treatment of disease. Ibn Sina also recognized the contagious nature of tuberculosis and described certain skin diseases and psychological disorders. Ibn Sina also observed that certain diseases can spread through water and soil, and advanced view for his time.
Other major works are Al Tabiri's medical treatise "Firdous al-Hikmat", and Al Zahrawi's medical encyclopedia spanning 30 volumes. Muslim physicians made many other advancements in the field of Medicine. They helped developed the science of surgery, and were able to perform remarkably complex operations for their time, including cranial and vascular surgery, operations for cancer, delicate abdominal surgery involving the use of drainage tubes, and the amputation of diseased arms and legs.
Muslim were also amongst pioneers to use anesthetics. They also made many advancements in the treatment of eye diseases. They wrote textbooks on opthalmology, and invented an ingenious method of operating on the soft cataract of the eye, using a tube to such out the fluid that filled the capsule of the eye lens. Muslims also made many advancements in the field of drugs. Most Muslim physicians prepared their own compounds, but Baghdad, the center of Islamic science at that time, had many pharmacies that filled prescriptions much as present-day drugstores do. Muslims also conceived and developed what would become the world's first hospitals, which had different wards for the treatment of communicable diseases, special quarters for the insane, outpatient departments and dispensaries, which provided virtually every kind of remedy then known.
Reproduced from 2004 Calender by PharmEvo.
pharmevo@cyber.net.pk
Al Razi remained up to the 17th century the indisputable authority on medicine. His writings on smallpox and measles show accuracy, and his essay on infectious deseases was the first scientific treatise on the subject. Razi also had an "intuitive" sense of hygienic principles far ahead of medieval standards. His insights were unique, for the concept of bacteria was not developed until the 17th century. The crowning work of Razi's career was a monumental encyclopedia in which he compiled Greek, Syrian, Persian, Hindu and early Arabic knowledge, as well as his personal observations based on clinical work. Razi's portrait adorns the great hall of the faculty of medicine in the University of Paris.
Ibn Sina's most renowned achievement was the "Al Qanun (Canon of Medicine)", an encyclopedia that dealt with virtually every phase of the treatment of disease. Ibn Sina also recognized the contagious nature of tuberculosis and described certain skin diseases and psychological disorders. Ibn Sina also observed that certain diseases can spread through water and soil, and advanced view for his time.
Other major works are Al Tabiri's medical treatise "Firdous al-Hikmat", and Al Zahrawi's medical encyclopedia spanning 30 volumes. Muslim physicians made many other advancements in the field of Medicine. They helped developed the science of surgery, and were able to perform remarkably complex operations for their time, including cranial and vascular surgery, operations for cancer, delicate abdominal surgery involving the use of drainage tubes, and the amputation of diseased arms and legs.
Muslim were also amongst pioneers to use anesthetics. They also made many advancements in the treatment of eye diseases. They wrote textbooks on opthalmology, and invented an ingenious method of operating on the soft cataract of the eye, using a tube to such out the fluid that filled the capsule of the eye lens. Muslims also made many advancements in the field of drugs. Most Muslim physicians prepared their own compounds, but Baghdad, the center of Islamic science at that time, had many pharmacies that filled prescriptions much as present-day drugstores do. Muslims also conceived and developed what would become the world's first hospitals, which had different wards for the treatment of communicable diseases, special quarters for the insane, outpatient departments and dispensaries, which provided virtually every kind of remedy then known.
Reproduced from 2004 Calender by PharmEvo.
pharmevo@cyber.net.pk