Chapter Number:
5
Pages From:
87
To:
100
Book Title:
Greco-Arab and Islamic Herbal Medicine: Traditional System, Ethics, Safety, Efficacy, and Regulatory Issues
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons
Edition:
1
ISBN:
9780470474211
Date:
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Abstract:
The development of pharmacy as a profession entrusted with ensuring the safe and effective
use of drugs has been shaped by the works of many Arab and Muslim scientists. It is a
historical fact that the development and the recognition of the independent, academically
oriented status of pharmacy started in Baghdad during the time of Al-Mamun's caliphate
(813–833). By that time scholarly interest was directed toward the elucidation of natural
products as a source for new drugs and emphasis was placed on translations and ...