Memariani Zahra, Hashemimehr Mohammad, Mohammadi Fatemeh
Traditional Medicine and History of Medical Sciences Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Department of History of Medicine, Traditional Medicine and History of Medical Sciences Research Center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
J Med Biogr. 2025 May;33(2):131-137. doi: 10.1177/09677720241273608. Epub 2024 Aug 18.
The mastery of medical sciences, pharmacy, and botany can be seen in the records of Andalusian scientists. This descriptive-analytical research introduces one of the scientists of the 10th and 11th centuries AD. Medical knowledge and its affiliates are taken from the medical heritage of ancient civilizations. Andalusian scientists changed Andalusia's agricultural and economic situation by adopting new agricultural methods, especially irrigation and planting of medicinal plants. The name of Ibn Wāfid shines among Andalusian scholars. He was one of the theorists in the field of pharmacology in the Middle Ages. His practical method of treating patients is remarkable. His therapies tend to use nutritional methods more than prescribing drugs. He preferred single medications to compound ones. He insisted on curing diseases through hydrotherapy in mineral springs. While working in botany, Ibn Wāfid also specialized in medicine and pharmacy. He also benefits from the experiences of his master Zahrāwi while using the works of Galen, Aristotle, and Dioscorides. One of his honours was the establishment of several botanical gardens for the kings of the time. Ibn Wāfid's attempt at the flourishing of pharmacology, botany, and medicine can be considered a significant contribution to the visibility of these sciences in Medieval Andalusia.
安达卢西亚科学家的记录中体现了他们对医学、药学和植物学的精通。这项描述性分析研究介绍了公元10世纪和11世纪的一位科学家。医学知识及其附属内容源自古代文明的医学遗产。安达卢西亚科学家通过采用新的农业方法,特别是灌溉和药用植物种植,改变了安达卢西亚的农业和经济状况。伊本·瓦菲德的名字在安达卢西亚学者中熠熠生辉。他是中世纪药理学领域的理论家之一。他治疗病人的实用方法很了不起。他的疗法倾向于更多地使用营养方法而非开药。比起复方药物,他更喜欢单一药物。他坚持通过矿泉中的水疗法治疗疾病。在从事植物学工作的同时,伊本·瓦菲德还专长于医学和药学。他在借鉴盖伦、亚里士多德和狄奥斯科里季斯著作的同时,也受益于他的导师扎赫拉维的经验。他的一项荣誉是为当时的国王建立了几座植物园。伊本·瓦菲德为药理学、植物学和医学的繁荣所做的努力可被视为对这些学科在中世纪安达卢西亚的知名度的重大贡献。