Barbaud J
Rev Hist Pharm (Paris). 1998;45(317):41-8.
The author studied nine arab agricultural calendars placed at intervals between the Kitab al-Azmina or the Book of seasons by Jean Mésué (IXth c.) and a tunisian calendar of the XIXth c. of andalusian origin (?). There is a clear relationship between these different calendars, all of them issued from an archetype lost today, which would have been a mixture of basic principles and traditions of different origins. One could no longer identify today with certainty but one could discern its preislamic tradition (the calendar system of the anwâ'), babylonian tradition (the predictions extracted from astronomic, meteorologic or geologic events) and a greek tradition (the influence of the humoral theory). In matter of dietetic, these calendars real authentic almanachs do nothing but reproduce the hippocratic prescriptions. In matter of hygiene, they specify seasons for physical exercices, bath as well as the perfumes to make use of. Otherwise these almanachs mention the most usual affections and the liabale means to cure, or better, to prevent them. Are recommanded differents electuaries including the theriac, trochics, eyewashes and other medications.
作者研究了九份阿拉伯农业历法，它们的时间跨度从让·梅叙埃（9世纪）的《基塔布·阿兹米纳》或《季节之书》到19世纪一份源自安达卢西亚（？）的突尼斯历法。这些不同的历法之间存在明显的关系，它们都源自一个如今已失传的原型，这个原型可能是不同来源的基本原则和传统的混合体。如今已无法确切识别它，但可以辨别出其前伊斯兰传统（安瓦的历法系统）、巴比伦传统（从天文、气象或地质事件中提取的预测）和希腊传统（体液理论的影响）。在饮食方面，这些真正的历法只不过是重现了希波克拉底的处方。在卫生方面，它们规定了体育锻炼、沐浴的季节以及使用的香水。此外，这些历法还提到了最常见的疾病以及治疗或更好地预防这些疾病的可行方法。推荐了不同的糖膏剂，包括解毒剂、锭剂、洗眼剂和其他药物。
