A Concise History of Islamic Medicine: An Introduction to the Origins of Medicine in Islamic Civilization, Its Impact on the Evolution of Global Medicine, and Its Place in the Medical World Today

Shahpesandy, Homayun; Al-Kubaisy, Tarik; Mohammed-Ali, Rosemary; Oladosu, A.; Middleton, Rachael; Saleh, Nermin

doi:10.4236/ijcm.2022.134015

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“…[11,12] This religious influence is buttressed by the distinction participants made between traditional medicine (90.72%) and Islamic medicine (51.20%), otherwise known as Prophetic medicine. [13] The lifetime prevalence of herbal medicine use in the study was 85.34%. This supports the estimate of the World Health Organization that about 80% of the population in Africa use traditional medicine.…”

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Patterns of Herbal Medicine Use in a General Outpatient Clinic in Nigeria- A Cross-sectional Study

Maiyegun,

Akangoziri,

Grema

et al. 2024

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BackgroundHerbal medicine use remains an important part of primary care and the World Health Organization has mandated member countries to conduct research into this and other forms of traditional medicine. However, research into traditional medicine remains scanty, even in the developing where it is often a major health option.Objectiveto determine the prevalence, types and sources of herbal medicine used among the study population.MethodsThree hundred and forty-one questionnaires were administered to adult patients attending the general outpatient clinic of a tertiary hospital in Northern Nigeria. The data was collected and analysed using EPI INFO version 7.2.5.0 software.ResultsThe prevalence of herbal medicine use was 85.34%; the commonest herbs were moringa (59.8%), black seed (36.8%), and olive oil (34.4%); and the commonest source of the herbs were herbal practitioners and herbal medicine vendors (79.04%). Herbal medicine use was associated with religion (P= 0.0005) and residential area (P= 0.01). Only 18.12% of participants ever discussed herbal medicine use with their doctors.Conclusionherbal medicine use remains high even among patients attending outpatient clinics in tertiary hospitals in Nigeria. However, health workers are often not the source of herbal medicine and patients rarely disclose its use to them.

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Patterns of Herbal Medicine Use in a General Outpatient Clinic in Nigeria- A Cross-sectional Study

Maiyegun,

Akangoziri,

Grema

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“…[ 3 ] One of the foundational principles of Islamic medicine was the preservation and promotion of health and well-being, as guided by Islamic jurisprudence (Sharia), and prophetic teachings (Hadith) -- a concept deeply entrenched with the Quranic injunctions. [ 4 ] From Ibn Sina (Avicenna) to Ibn Rushd (Averroes), the countless number of physicians and medical scholars evolved down the centuries in Saracen world. Islamic medicine pioneered the advancements in medical education, with the establishment of hospitals, medical schools, and the creation of medical textbooks that were used as references for centuries.…”

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“…[ 13 ] Jirjis bin Bukhtyishu, the chief physician of Jundi-Shapur was appointed as the court physician by Caliph Mansur in 762 CE. [ 4 ] From this moment to fall of Baghdad by Mongols, in 1258 CE, the translation movement prospered for the centuries. The House of Wisdom started in Library of Mamun became the center of scientific research and translations.…”

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Educational Paradigms in Islamic Medical History: A Review

Asad,

Almansour,

Kazmi

et al. 2024

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences

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The rise of Islam in Arabia witnessed a scientific pursuit from 8th CE to 14th CE in its vast dominion. Medicine was one among many disciplines that was reshaped during the golden ages of Islamic world. Physicians and scholars from diverse faiths and background flocked in learning centers of Baghdad, Cordoba, and other cities. A multicultural environment of medical research was evolved with fundings from state. From medical teaching and clinical training to the licensing of physicians, many of the modern attributes of medical education were pioneered in Islamic world. The scholarly transfusion from European territories of Islamic world to the Western world in medieval era laid the foundation of modern medical education.

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“…[1] Islamic physicians, philosophers, and scholars had wide-ranging interests in health and disease, and as the scientific understanding of the basis of illness grew, they searched for causes of disease and probed possible treatments and cures. [1] Islamic civilization once occupied territory from India in the East to the Atlantic in the West, and later spilled out of Arabia into Syria, Egypt, and ancient Persia whereas the commercial reach of the civilization encompassed Latin America and China and everywhere in between. [1] Islamic thinkers and scholars in Baghdad and Toledo translated into Arabic, philosophical and scientific works from Greek; the Eastern Christian language Syriac; Pahlavi (from pre-Islamic Persia); and Sanskrit.…”

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The liver in Greco-Arabic and Islamic medicine

Safadi

2024

Clinical Liver Disease

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Medicine was an integral feature of medieval Muslim culture although millennia before the advent of Islam it had been practiced in Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, and Persia-known as Iran since 1935-and elsewhere in Asia. [1] Islamic physicians, philosophers, and scholars had wide-ranging interests in health and disease, and as the scientific understanding of the basis of illness grew, they searched for causes of disease and probed possible treatments and cures. [1] Islamic civilization once occupied territory from India in the East to the Atlantic in the West, and later spilled out of Arabia into Syria, Egypt, and ancient Persia whereas the commercial reach of the civilization encompassed Latin America and China and everywhere in between. [1] Islamic thinkers and scholars in Baghdad and Toledo translated into Arabic, philosophical and scientific works from Greek; the Eastern Christian language Syriac; Pahlavi (from pre-Islamic Persia); and Sanskrit. Translations were started during the Caliphate that began in 632 CE, and included the extant medical literature that was handed down from the giants of Greek and Roman Medicine (especially the highly influential savants Hippocrates and Galen), and other Greek scholars in Alexandria, Egypt. Then followed endorsement and embellishment by the fabled Arab and Persian Islamic thought leaders in science, engineering, philosophy, and medicine. Data were expertly gathered and cataloged, and

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A Concise History of Islamic Medicine: An Introduction to the Origins of Medicine in Islamic Civilization, Its Impact on the Evolution of Global Medicine, and Its Place in the Medical World Today

Cited by 4 publications

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Patterns of Herbal Medicine Use in a General Outpatient Clinic in Nigeria- A Cross-sectional Study

Patterns of Herbal Medicine Use in a General Outpatient Clinic in Nigeria- A Cross-sectional Study

Educational Paradigms in Islamic Medical History: A Review

The liver in Greco-Arabic and Islamic medicine

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