Regimen of elders in <i>Kitab al-Dhakhira fi 'ilm al-Tibb</i> by Thabit b. Qurra

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ACIDUMAN G., Aciduman H.

ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.42, sa.4, ss.496-502, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.14744/etd.2020.44788
  • Dergi Adı: ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.496-502
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Thabit b. Qurra, Kitab al-Dhakhira fi ' Ilm al-Tibb, regimen of elders, senility, history of medicine
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: This study aimed to examine the chapter related to regimen of elders in Kitab al-Dhakhira fr Ilm al-Tibh by Thabit b. Qurra (836 901 AD), a renowned translator and scholar of the translation period of Islamic science and medicine. Materials and Methods: An exact copy of Kitab al Dhakhira Ilm al Tihh edited by G. Sobhy and printed in al-Matba'at al-Amiriyye was examined and compared to the manuscript in the Sehit Ali Pasa Collection, nr. 2028, in the Soleymaniye Manuscript Library in Istanbul. The subchapter on regimen of elders was translated and has been discussed. Results: Information on regimen of elders is the last subheading of the first chapter, which is on health protection. Considering the content, the physiology and pathology of senility and its related regimen are coherent with the principles of the humoral theory. Conclusion: As Thabit b. Qurra mentioned, the main source of information regarding regimen of elders in Kire ab al Dhakhira Ilm al Tihh seems to be the writings of Galen.