Chapter Number:
2
Pages From:
17
To:
46
Book Title:
Greco-Arab and Islamic Herbal Medicine: Traditional System, Ethics, Safety, Efficacy, and Regulatory Issues
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons
Edition:
1
Date:
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Abstract:
Islamic medicine, also known as Arabic medicine, medieval Islamic medicine, and Greco-
Arab and Islamic medicine, refers to medicine developed during the Golden Age of the Arab–
Islamic Empire, which extended from Andalusia (Spain) and Maghreb states (North Africa) in
the west to Central Asia and India in the east, with the central lands of Egypt, Bilad al-Sham
(Greater Syria), and Iraq playing an important role. It spanned a period of roughly nine
centuries, from the middle of the seventh to the end of the fifteenth century, by which time it ...