Islamic Medicine Flashcards
How was this medicine introduced
War between England and muslims (the crusades) introduced Islamic medicine
Who was Avicenna and what did he do
Followed Hippocrates and Galen
Knowledgable about drugs and listed many properties
Discovered obesity and anorexia
Who was averroes and what did he do
When was his work recognised
Proved Galen wrong about blood flow
^ first described the pulmonary circulation of blood
Was only recognised in the west in the 20th century
How did the Islamic war hinder progress in medicine
No encouragement of new developments
Forbid human dissection
Beloved Koran contained all knowledge no point learning something new
What did albucasis do
Described how to sew wounds and handling dislocations
Advised to operate only when they new cause of pain
Write about amputations
What did rhazes do
Described first known case of small pox Attached those who sold quack remedies Believed in cleanliness / observation Disciple of Galen
How did Islamic hospitals help progress in medicine
Separates sections of illness
All people looked after well regardless of money and wealth
Lots and lots of hospitals compared to England
How did the medical knowledge in the West fall about the four humours and opposites
after the fall of the Roman Empire
What was Islamic medicine more based towards and why is this
On rational and evidence based stuff partly due to their knowledge of classic medical texts
How did the classic knowledge get back to Europe (who by)
Avicenna
He wrote the ‘canon of medicine’ which brought together Galen and Hippocrates ideas
What are the crusades
A series of wars that was fought by the Christian Europeans against Muslims
They were an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to take Jerusalem and surrounding areas
What did the crusades do
Made Europeans aware of the scientific knowledge of Islamic doctors
How was Islamic medicine and Europeans medicine similar
Religion still strongly influenced the development of medicine
Dissection was still prohibited
