Avicenna's Medicine: A New Translation of the 11th-Century Canon with Practical Applications for Integrative Health Care [Kindle Edition]
Author: Mones Abu-Asab Ph.D. Ph.D. Amri Hakima Ph.D. Micozzi Marc S. M.D. | Language: English | ISBN: B00E3UZ6O8 | Format: PDF, EPUB
Avicenna's Medicine: A New Translation of the 11th-Century Canon with Practical Applications for Integrative Health Care
Download Avicenna's Medicine: A New Translation of the 11th-Century Canon with Practical Applications for Integrative Health Care for everyone book with Mediafire Link Download Link The first contemporary translation of the 1,000-year-old text at the foundation of modern medicine and biology
• Presents the actual words of Avicenna translated directly from the original Arabic, removing the inaccuracies and errors of most translators
• Explains current medical interpretations and ways to apply Avicenna’s concepts today, particularly for individualized medicine
• Reveals how Avicenna’s understanding of the “humors” corresponds directly with the biomedical classes known today as proteins, lipids, and organic acids
A millennium after his life, Avicenna remains one of the most highly regarded physicians of all time. His Canon of Medicine, also known as the Qanun, is one of the most famous and influential books in the history of medicine, forming the basis for our modern understanding of human health and disease. It focused not simply on the treatment of symptoms, but on finding the cause of illness through humoral diagnosis—a method still used in traditional Unani and Ayurvedic medicines in India.
Originally written in Arabic, Avicenna’s Canon was long ago translated into Latin, Persian, and Urdu, yet many of the inaccuracies from those first translations linger in current English translations. Translated directly from the original Arabic, this volume includes detailed commentary to explain current biomedical interpretations of Avicenna’s theories and ways to apply his treatments today, particularly for individualized medicine. It shows how Avicenna’s understanding of the humors corresponds directly with the biomedical definition of proteins, lipids, and organic acids: the nutrient building blocks of our blood and body. With this new translation of the first volume of his monumental work, Avicenna’s Canon becomes just as relevant today as it was 1,000 years ago. Download latest books on mediafire and other links compilation Avicenna's Medicine: A New Translation of the 11th-Century Canon with Practical Applications for Integrative Health Care
Download Avicenna's Medicine: A New Translation of the 11th-Century Canon with Practical Applications for Integrative Health Care for everyone book with Mediafire Link Download Link The first contemporary translation of the 1,000-year-old text at the foundation of modern medicine and biology
• Presents the actual words of Avicenna translated directly from the original Arabic, removing the inaccuracies and errors of most translators
• Explains current medical interpretations and ways to apply Avicenna’s concepts today, particularly for individualized medicine
• Reveals how Avicenna’s understanding of the “humors” corresponds directly with the biomedical classes known today as proteins, lipids, and organic acids
A millennium after his life, Avicenna remains one of the most highly regarded physicians of all time. His Canon of Medicine, also known as the Qanun, is one of the most famous and influential books in the history of medicine, forming the basis for our modern understanding of human health and disease. It focused not simply on the treatment of symptoms, but on finding the cause of illness through humoral diagnosis—a method still used in traditional Unani and Ayurvedic medicines in India.
Originally written in Arabic, Avicenna’s Canon was long ago translated into Latin, Persian, and Urdu, yet many of the inaccuracies from those first translations linger in current English translations. Translated directly from the original Arabic, this volume includes detailed commentary to explain current biomedical interpretations of Avicenna’s theories and ways to apply his treatments today, particularly for individualized medicine. It shows how Avicenna’s understanding of the humors corresponds directly with the biomedical definition of proteins, lipids, and organic acids: the nutrient building blocks of our blood and body. With this new translation of the first volume of his monumental work, Avicenna’s Canon becomes just as relevant today as it was 1,000 years ago. Download latest books on mediafire and other links compilation Avicenna's Medicine: A New Translation of the 11th-Century Canon with Practical Applications for Integrative Health Care
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It's really enjoyable to read such a book that could be a paradigm bender for our medical understanding and future preventive health care system. My comments are mainly confined to "Avicenna's Medicine" and not the original book of Avicenna. "Avicenna's Medicine" gives a lucid and accurate understanding of the holistic Greco-Arabic medical system (known as Unani Tibb) that has enabled physicians in the Levant and beyond to diagnose and treat patients over thousands of years.
Given the authors' academic background and experience as well as their knowledge of Arabic, they succeeded to accurately translate the first volume of the Cannon of Medicine from Medieval Arabic into English. They used modern medical terminology and included commentaries and explanations that made the original text understandable. The book starts with a preface, an introduction, and a premier that explains the conceptual framework that Avicenna used in the Cannon. This definitely was not an easy task since the original Arabic text of Avicenna is not easy to read or to grasp its conceptual framework.
The medical system of Avicenna has deep roots in ancient Greece and in the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia. It is a system that withstood the test of time and was refined by many generations of physicians. It took someone with the extraordinary skills like Avicenna to finally document it in his comprehensive book the "Cannon of Medicine", adding his own experience and interpretations. The authors of the current book have made a remarkable effort to explain this system.
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