Al-Razi on gout

This chapter studies al-Razi's treatese on gout entitled Maqalahfi Ajwa' an-Niqris. The materials used are acquired from the books and academic journals. The study investigates al-Razi's understading on gout, and the main focus of chapter is to enquire answers on how Abu Bakr Muhamma...

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Main Authors: Abd Rahman, Akmal Nurhananie, Shuriye, Abdi Omar
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: IIUM Press 2011
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/21065/1/CHAPTER_4.pdf
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Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
Language: English
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Summary:This chapter studies al-Razi's treatese on gout entitled Maqalahfi Ajwa' an-Niqris. The materials used are acquired from the books and academic journals. The study investigates al-Razi's understading on gout, and the main focus of chapter is to enquire answers on how Abu Bakr Muhammad Zakariyya al-Razi treated the desease. Al-Razi's book on gout can be considered as the fIrst authentic, independent work devoted to this desease; in addition, the work has survived to the present day. In view of its medical importance and in crediting al-Razi' s pioneering work on gout, this study has been carried out