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Arabian drugs in early medieval Mediterranean medicine

Title
Arabian drugs in early medieval Mediterranean medicine / Zohar Amar and Efraim Lev.
Author
Amar, Zohar
Publication
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2017.

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Description
1 online resource : illustrations (colour), map (black and white).
Summary
This work explores the impact of Greek (as well as Indian and Persian) medical heritage on the evolution of Arab medicine and pharmacology, investigating it from the perspective of materia medica - a reliable indication of the contribution of this medical legacy.
Series Statement
Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture
Uniform Title
Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture.
Subject
  • Materia medica > Arab countries > History > To 1500
  • Materia medica > Mediterranean Region > History > To 1500
  • Materia medica > Therapeutic use > Early works to 1800
Note
  • Previously issued in print: 2017.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience (note)
  • Specialized.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 16, 2017).
ISBN
9781474430418
OCLC
EDZ0001740742
Author
Amar, Zohar, author.
Title
Arabian drugs in early medieval Mediterranean medicine / Zohar Amar and Efraim Lev.
Publisher
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2017.
Type of Content
text
still image
cartographic image
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Series
Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture
Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience
Specialized.
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