Avicenna's Medicine: A New Translation of the 11th-Century Canon with Practical Applications for Integrative Health Care Hardcover – July 4, 2013

An intriguing look historically at the refinement of Hippocratic/Galenic humoral medicine at the hands of the Islamic physician and medical writer Avicenna—an important bridge between ancient Greco-Roman and later European medical concepts and practices.

This is a very good book that Ill always keep on my desk. I studied Chinese Medicine and to see how Avicenna’s medicine overlaps at many places is very interesting. The translators did a very good job I must say, very accurate language. Also has a decent size, makes it easy to study.

Great book. Very interesting and educational

i would recommend all medical and healthcare providers to read this book...beautifully written with great input on current applications.wonderful and brilliant!

Loved it!

Very good book, rich in knowledge.

I'll admit that this book was a heavy slog for me to read. The attempts to re-interpret ancient medical concepts such as humors and causes of assorted diseases into their modern versions, are variable in plausibilty. The Avicenna's work itself is often an exercise in skillful ambiguity regarding diagnosis, prognosis and treatment, as might be expected from the doctor to rulers of his age with power of life and death for wrong calls; there seem some insights from this, into the conservative and self-protective nature of the medical profession. The book to me, survives with three stars because of occasional gems that perhaps deserve extraction and dissemination to modern specialists. Purges, fasting, and bloodletting may be out of style, but for instance there is recent evidence of the benefits of fasting. The description of health is poetic. In general, Avicenna's advice about eating, sleep and exercise seems generally sound. Certainly, herbalists and others interested in history of medicine and current alternative medicine, may enjoy parts of this book.