Article ID: CBB643788834

Lichens in al-Biruni’s Kitab al-Saydanah fi al-Tibb (2020)

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Lichens are understood to be symbiotic organisms consisting of mycobiont and photobiont partners. This mutual partnership results in the production of unique secondary metabolites, which are used in contemporary pharmacy and medicine. The purpose of this study is to explore the uses of lichens in a particular period of medieval pharmacology: it retraced the relevant Arabic terms for, and descriptions of, lichens in the Kitab al-Saydanah fi al-Tibb, the “Book of Pharmacy in Medicine” written by Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni (973-1048). It will be shown that al-Biruni used اشنة (ushnah) for naming epiphytic lichens and حزاز الصخر (hazaz al-sakhr) for saxicolous ones. The information about lichens transmitted in his text is in accordance with that of his contemporary Ibn Sina, the famous physician and philosopher. In that period, the study, transmission and updating of the legacy of Antiquity promoted and influenced the use of lichens in Arabic and Islamic pharmacology and medicine.

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Authors & Contributors
Ventura, Iolanda
Freudenthal, Gad
Daniel D. De Haan
Yavuz, Mustafa
Raggetti, Lucia
King, David
Concepts
Arabic language
Medicine
Arab/Islamic world, civilization and culture
Islam
Manuscripts
Translations
Time Periods
Medieval
Ancient
13th century
12th century
11th century
10th century
Places
Europe
Mediterranean region
Rome (Italy)
Central Asia
Spain
Greece
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