Zakhireye Khwarazmshahi
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Zakhireye Khwarazmshahi is a seminal medieval Persian medical encyclopedia that systematically compiles contemporary knowledge of diagnosis, treatment, pharmacology, and hygiene.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian book
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medical encyclopedia ⓘ medieval Persian medical text ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Zakhira-i Khwarazmshahi
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Zakhira-yi Khwarazmshahi NERFINISHED ⓘ Zakhire-ye Khwarazmshahi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Ismail Gorgani
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Zayn al-Din Ismaʿil ibn Husayn Gorgani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Khwarazmian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
anatomy
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dietetics ⓘ materia medica ⓘ pathology ⓘ physiology ⓘ preventive medicine ⓘ surgery ⓘ therapeutics ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Persianate Islamic civilization ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | early 12th century ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Khwarazmshah Qutb al-Din Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field | history of medicine ⓘ |
| focusesOn | humoral theory ⓘ |
| genre | medical encyclopedia ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major reference work of medieval Persian medicine
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one of the earliest comprehensive medical encyclopedias written in Persian ⓘ |
| includesSection |
diseases of individual organs
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pharmacopoeia ⓘ regimen of health ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Avicenna's Canon of Medicine
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Galenic medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ Hippocratic medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
court physicians
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learned practitioners of medicine ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Islamic medicine ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
diagnosis
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hygiene ⓘ medicine ⓘ pharmacology ⓘ treatment ⓘ |
| methodology | systematic compilation of contemporary medical knowledge ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript form ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Central Asia
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Greater Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | multi-volume work ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Treasure of the Khwarazmshah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | medical education in the Islamic world ⓘ |
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