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Qusta Ibn Luqa On the preparation of purgative drugs

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Summary, in English

This study presents an editio princeps of an Arabic medical treatise attributed to the ninth century physician Qusta Ibn Luqa. The treatise is one of approximately fifty works on medicine attributed to Qusta. The edition is based on a unique manuscript preserved in codex Ayasofya 3724. The established text has been translated into English, commented upon and provided with indices of technical terms.

Department/s

Publishing year

2007

Language

English

Pages

125-197

Publication/Series

Zeitschrift für Geschichte der Arabisch-Islamischen Wissenschaften

Volume

2006/2007

Issue

Bd 17

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Institut für Geschichte der Arabisch-Islamischen Wissenschaften

Topic

  • Languages and Literature

Keywords

  • Arabic
  • medieval science
  • history of pharmacology
  • Qusta Ibn Luqa
  • History of medicine

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0179-4639