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Influence of Dioscorides on Simple Drugs Chapter of Ibn Sina’s the Canon of Medicine

İbn-i Sina’nın Kanun Adlı Eserinin Basit İlaçlar Bölümünde Dioskorides Etkisi

Özgür Kıran0000-0002-1229-5497
Selim Kadıoğlu(Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp fak. Tıp Tarihi ve Etik ABD)0000-0002-5803-3708
Pages
108–114
Publication Date
2020-01-31
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This is also confirmed by our study on simple drugs chapter of Ibn Sina’s The Canon of Medicine .

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objectives: The aim of the study is determining the influence of Dioscorides on Ibn Sina in the context of simple drugs.
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Key Findings & Data:Results: In the second book of The Canon of Medicine, 87 substances in which Dioscorides was referenced were identified. 75 of these substances are herbal, 6 animal and 6 mineral.
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Conclusion & Impact:This is also confirmed by our study on simple drugs chapter of Ibn Sina’s The Canon of Medicine .
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⚙️Variables:Dioskorides · İbn-i Sina · Basit İlaçlar

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of the study is determining the influence of Dioscorides on Ibn Sina in the context of simple drugs. Materials and Methods : The second book of The Canon of Medicine on simple drugs was screened and the articles on which Dioscorides cited were sought out and evaluated. Results: In the second book of The Canon of Medicine, 87 substances in which Dioscorides was referenced were identified. 75 of these substances are herbal, 6 animal and 6 mineral. Conclusion: As one of the important work of Greco-Roman medicine, De Materia Medica has a strong influence on Greco-Arab medicine. This is also confirmed by our study on simple drugs chapter of Ibn Sina’s The Canon of Medicine .

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Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı, basit ilaçlar bağlamında Dioskorides’in İbn-i Sina üzerindeki etkisini belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Kanun’un basit ilaçlar üzerine olan ikinci kitabı taranmış ve Dioskorides’in anıldığı maddeler aranarak değerlendirmesi yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Kanun’un ikinci kitabında Dioskorides’in refere edildiği 87 madde tespit edilmiştir. Bunların 75’i bitkisel, 6’sı hayvansal ve 6’sı madenseldir. Sonuç: Greko-Roman tıbbının önemli eserlerinden biri olan De Materia Medica ’nın Greko-Arap tıbbı üzerinde güçlü bir etkisi olmuştur. Bu durum İbn-i Sina’nın Kanun’unun basit ilaçlar içeren bölümü üzerine yaptığımız çalışmayla da ortaya çıkmaktadır.

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Kıran, Ö., Kadıoğlu, S. (2020). Influence of Dioscorides on Simple Drugs Chapter of Ibn Sina’s the Canon of Medicine. Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 1, 108–114. https://doi.org/10.31020/mutftd.616545

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