The Comprehensive Book

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The Comprehensive Book is a monumental medical encyclopedia by the Persian polymath Al-Razi, compiling and systematizing the medical knowledge of his time.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medical encyclopedia
medical text
medical treatise
aim to compile existing medical knowledge
to organize medical knowledge systematically
associatedWith Al-Razi's medical school of thought
author Al-Razi NERFINISHED
Rhazes NERFINISHED
compiles medical knowledge of Al-Razi's time
countryOfOrigin Persia NERFINISHED
culturalContext Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED
describedAs monumental medical encyclopedia
field medicine
genre medical encyclopedia
hasAuthorOccupation Persian polymath
alchemist
philosopher
physician
historicalPeriod medieval medicine
influenced later Islamic medical literature
medieval medical scholarship
knowledgeSource Al-Razi's own clinical observations
earlier Greek medical authorities
earlier Indian medical traditions
earlier Persian medical traditions
language Arabic
notableFor comprehensive coverage of medical topics
systematic organization of medical information
subjectMatter diagnosis
diseases
pharmacology
treatment
systematizes medical knowledge of Al-Razi's time
typeOfWork reference work
usedBy medical students
physicians

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Al-Hawi titleMeaning The Comprehensive Book