Dioscorides

by Chipman, Leigh

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Dioscorides (Diyusqūridis) al-ʿAynzarbī (fl. first century C.E.) is Pedanius Dioscorides of Anazarbos, a Greek physician and herbalist, whose writing formed the basis of the pharmacological tradition of the classical Islamic world. Very little is known of his life; he may have served as a military doctor, and in this capacity travelled widely and conducted the research that became his famous herbal, best known by its Latin title, De materia medica . This work is possibly the most important phar…

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Dioscorides (Diyusqūridis) al-ʿAynzarbī (fl. first century C.E.) is Pedanius Dioscorides of Anazarbos, a Greek physician and herbalist, whose writing formed the basis of the pharmacological tradition of the classical Islamic world. Very little is known of his life; he may have served as a military doctor, and in this capacity travelled widely and conducted the research that became his famous herbal, best known by its Latin title, De materia medica . This work is possibly the most important pharmacological work surviving from antiquity, influencing thought and practice in the

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1826

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eng Islam

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Chipman, Leigh

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