Islamic Medicine Flashcards
(39 cards)
When was the Islamic Empire prominent?
8th and 9th centuries
What was the Islamic Empire more advanced in?
Science
What books were preserved?
Ones from Ancient Greece and Roman scholars like Hippocrates and Galen
Who did the Islamic Empire value?
Hippocrates and Galen
Why was Islam disposed to furthering scientific discovery?
Muhammad said “for every disease, Allah has given a cure” which meant that doctors were inspired to find the cures because the Quran supported it
What new drugs were discovered by Muslim scientists?
Senna and naphtha
How were people with mental illnesses treated?
With compassion
What were Muslim hospitals called?
Bimaristans
How were Muslim hospitals different to Christian ones?
They actually treated the patients not just cared for them
How were patients with contagious diseases isolated?
In units
What did doctors perform on the dead?
Post-Mortems
When did Islamic medical discoveries and the old medical knowledge of the Ancient Greeks arrive in Italy?
1065
How did Islamic and Ancient Greek medical knowledge reach Italy?
A merchant called Constantine the African had translated them into Latin
What universities in Italy soon became the best places to study medicine in medieval Europe?
Padua and Bologna
How did the medical ideas of Islam and Ancient Greeks reach England?
Trade as merchants brought new equipment, drugs and books
What did Rhazes distinguish for the first time?
Measles from smallpox
How many textbooks did Rhazes write?
200
Who did Rhazes follow but was critical of?
Galen
What book did Rhazes write that doubted Galen?
Doubts about Galen
What was the Cannon of Medicine?
An encyclopaedia of Ancient Greek and Islamic medicine
Who wrote the Cannon of Medicine and when?
Avicenna in the 10th century
How many drugs did the Cannon of Medicine list the properties of?
760
Examples of 2 drugs listed in Cannon of Medicine
Camphor and laudanum
What other health problems did Cannon of Medicine discuss? (Weight)
Anorexia and obesity
