![]() ![]() The common medieval version of the title was Liber Canonis. "Canon" (often translated in English as "law" or "legal code") here connotes an ordered system, or complete, universal encyclopedia. ![]() ![]() The English title Canon of Medicine is derived from the common medieval Latin Canon Medicinae, itself a translation of the original Arabic القانون في الطب ( al-Qānūn fī aṭ-Ṭibb), with the same meaning. It is an important text in Unani medicine, a form of traditional medicine practiced in India. It set the standards for medicine in Medieval Europe and the Islamic world and was used as a standard medical textbook through the 18th century in Europe. The Canon of Medicine remained a medical authority for centuries. It became the standard textbook for teaching in European universities into the early modern period. Its translation from Arabic to Latin in 12th century Toledo greatly influenced the development of medieval medicine. It presents an overview of the contemporary medical knowledge of the Islamic world, which had been influenced by earlier traditions including Greco-Roman medicine (particularly Galen), Persian medicine, Chinese medicine and Indian medicine. Perhaps one of the most famous and influential early books, that continued to influence later creations. The Canon of Medicine ( Arabic: القانون في الطب al-Qānūn fī al-Ṭibb Persian: قانون در طب, Qanun-e dâr Tâb Latin: Canon Medicinae) is an encyclopedia of medicine in five books compiled by Persian physician-philosopher Avicenna ( ابن سینا, Ibn Sina) and completed in 1025. ![]()
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