ruga Muni, Chintamani, 700 verses, on chemistry and the science of medicine.
Korakcr Vypu, 100 verses, similar to last.
Chutta Munlar Ganam, 200 verses, partly theological, partly medical.
Chutta Muniar Kalpain, 100 verses, on the art of preparing strengthening medicines from various plants.
Ramadever, 500 verses, and Ramadaver, 200 verses, both books treat on corrosive and soluble drugs, also of chemistry and general medicine.
ICamalamuni Sutrum, 77 verses, on chemistry and physics.
Eda-kattu Sidder-pruadel, 35 verses, similar to last. Pali-kani, author of several medical works.
Muhammadan medical practitioners are known by the designations Hakim and Tabib. The former means a scientific or learned man, the latter a physician purist. The Jarah is a surgeon. Muhammadanism, known to its followers as Islam or Din - i - Islam, has been adopted by many nations, but the Arabic and the Persian arc the languages chiefly employed by learned men when writing on any scientific subject. Most of the medical books of the old physicians of Turkish Arabia, Syria, Spain, and Northern Persia. were in Arabic, some of which have been translated, and a notice of the books in these two languages maynow be given.
Arabic Medical Books.
Qanun-fi't-Tibb, the canons of Avicenna, Abu All Husain-bin-Abid Allah-bin-Sina, born at Bokhara A.D. 980, died at Hamadan in Persia A.D. 1036. It contains five books— On the theory and practice of physic.
On simple or uncompounded medicines, with a description of their qualities and virtues.
On anatomy and complaints affecting particular parts of the body.
On diseases in general. , On compound medicines.
An Arabic edition was printed at Rome A.D. 1505, and a Latin edition at Venice A.D. 1608.
Hal-o-Mujiz-ul-Qanun, annotations by Nafiz-bin-Iwaz on the Mujiz-ul-Qanun-fi't-Tibb, an epitome or com mentary, by Ala-ud-Din-Ali-ul-Koreshi-ibn-Nafiz, of the Qanun of Avicenna. Nafiz-bin-Iwaz resided at the court of Ulugh Beg about A.D. 1450.
Sharah-un-Nafisi, same author, a commentary on the above work.
Al-Mughani-fi-Sharh-il-Mujiz, by Sadid-ud-Din Gaza runi, a commentary on the Mujiz of Ala-ud-Din being a com pendium of the science of physic, compiled from the works of Hippocrates, Galen, Avicenna, Honain-ur-Razi, and others. It is arranged into
four chapters— On the laws of nature, also on the human constitution, and the means of preserving health.
On the strength of different kinds of food, and of simple and compound medicines.
On complaints which affect particular parts of the body.
On diseases in general and their proper remedies.
Sharh•ul-Asbab-wal Ramat, by Nafiz-bin-Iwaz, dedi cated to Sultan Ulugh Beg Gurjani, a commentary on the Asbab-wu-Ilamat of Najab-ud-Din Muham mad Umar-us-Samarkandi, awry celebrated treatise on the causes, signs, and remedies of diseases.
Tazkarah Taswidi, by Muhammad Ishaq, a general treatise on medicine, Hawi-us-Saghir, by Holz Muhammad, a general treatise on medicine.
Bahr-ul-Juahar, an ocean of gems, by Muhammad-bin Yusuf, a diffuse treatise on general medicine. Salwa-ul-Mustaham, same author, and similar subject. Dur-ul-Mantakhab, the pearl of epitome, an abridg ment of the Bahr and Salwa; author not known. Rasalah-i-Tib, do. do.
Taqwim-ul-Adwiab, by Abul Fazal•bin-Ibrahim of Tabreez, the physician, and apothecaries' tables descriptive of the disorders to which each part of the human frame is particularly subject, and the Proper medicines detailed.
Maktitasar-n•Jalinus, an abridgment of the work of Galen ; same author.' Zabdat-ul-Hikm, by Ahmad-bin-Muhammad, dedicated to Sikander Pasha, rules for the preservation of health, by attention to food, dress, cleanliness, etc.; also a treatise on farriery.
Klioas-ul-Fuakah, same author, an essay on fruits, describing their good and bad properties, particu larly those species which are wholesome to ho eaten at meals for promoting digestion.
Persian Books.
Zakhirah-i-Kharazam Shahi, by - bin-Muhammad Jurjani, a topographical account of Kbarazain, its climate, diseases, in ten chapters, A.D. 1110.