islamic influences Flashcards
what did islamic doctors do?
made great contribution to medical knowledge
who’s harun al-rashid?
the reign of of caliph
what was bagdad know for
centre for the translation of greek manuscripts into arabic
what did al rashid set up?
a major new hospital in bagdad with a medical school and library
what did caliph al-mamum do?
-developed al-rashids vlibrary into ‘the house if wisdom’- worlds largest library and study centre
-preserved hundreds of ancient greek medical book by hippocrates and galen
what does the islamic culture encourage?
medical learning and discoveries, prophet muhammad said ‘for every disease allah has given a. cure’ doctors were inspired to find them
what were muslim scientists motivated to discover?
to discover cures and new drugs, such as senna and naphtha
what were islamic hospitals called?
bimaristans
what were bismaristans meant for?
treating patients not just caring
who’s avicenna?
-wrote a enclyopidia of ancient greek and islamic medicine called ‘canon of medicine’
what did canon of medicine say?
it listed the medical properties of 760 different drugs
how popular was the ‘canon of medicine’
it became the standard european medical textbook, used to teach h doctor in the west until seventeenth century
