Medicine in the medieval Islamic world
In the history of medicine , "Islamic medicine" is the science of medicine developed in the Middle East , and usually written in Arabic , the lingua franca of Islamic civilization. [1] [2] The term "Islamic medicine" has been objected as inaccurate, since many texts originated from non-Islamic enviroment, such as Pre-Islamic Persia, Jews or Christian. [3] Middle Eastern medicine preserved, systematized and developed the medical knowledge of classical antiquity , including the major traditions of Hippocrates , Galen and Dioscorides . [4] During the post-classical era , Middle Eastern medicine was the most advanced in the world, integrating concepts of ancient Greek , Roman , Mesopotamian and Persian medicine as well as the ancient Indian tradition of Ayurveda , while making numerous advances and innovations. Islamic medicine, along with knowledge of classical medicine, was later adopted in the medieval medicine of Western Europe , after European phys...
