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Compiling al-Qānūn fī l-Ṭibb, Book II: Ibn Sīnā’s Descriptions of Simple Drugs

Raphaela Veit

Ibn Sīnā’s Kitāb al-Qānūn fī l-ṭibb (Canon of Medicine) is unanimously regarded as the most important work in the medical curriculum for centuries, both in East and West. The Qānūn is famous for the integration and development of Ancient Greek thinking in the Islamicate world as well as for the pedagogical presentation of its content. In addition to the works of Ancient Greek doctors, Ibn Sīnā also used the writings of his predecessors in the Islamicate area. This so far hardly studied aspect is particularly noteworthy in the second book of the Qānūn which deals with the description of about eight hundred simple drugs, mainly plants and minerals. This article will offer some insights into the source material used by Ibn Sīnā when he compiled the second book of his Qānūn ‘On simple drugs’. It will also refer to the question of how the author structured this mass of information and how hereby his originality can be shown.


Keywords: Ibn Sīnā, al-Qānūn fī l-ṭibb, simple drugs, Dioscorides, Galen
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El-Kânûn fi’l-Tıbb’ın Derlenmesi, Kitap II: İbn Sīnā’nın Basit İlaçlar Açıklamaları

Raphaela Veit

İbn-i Sina’nın el-Kanun fi’t-Tıbb’ının hem Doğu’da hem de Batı’da tıp müfredatında yüzyıllardır en önemli çalışma olarak kullanıldığı ittifakla kabul edilmektedir. Kanun, içeriğinin pedagojik sunumu için olduğu kadar eski Yunan düşüncesinin İslam dünyasına entegrasyonu ve gelişimi açısından da ünlüdür. Eski Yunan doktorlarının çalışmalarına ek olarak İbn-i Sina, seleflerinin İslami alandaki yazılarını da kullanmıştır. Özellikle Kanun’un ikinci kitabında şimdiye kadar çok çalışılmamış olan bitkiler ve mineraller olmak üzere yaklaşık sekiz yüz basit ilacın açıklanmasıyla ilgili olan husus dikkat çekicidir. Bu çalışmada İbn-i Sina’nın Kanun’unun ikinci kitabını derlerken ‘Basit İlaçlar’ üzerine kullandığı kaynak materyal hakkında bazı bilgiler sunacaktır. Ayrıca, müellifin bu bilgi birikimini nasıl yapılandırdığı ve metnin özgünlüğünün nasıl gösterilebileceği sorusuna da değinecektir.


Keywords: İbn-i Sina, El-Kanun fi’t-Tıb, basit ilaçlar, Dioscorides, Galen

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