On the Properties of Foodstuffs
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"On the Properties of Foodstuffs" is a medical and dietary treatise by the 9th-century physician Hunayn ibn Ishaq that systematically analyzes the health effects and qualities of various foods within the framework of Greco-Arabic medicine.
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Target entity: On the Properties of Foodstuffs Context triple: [Hunayn ibn Ishaq, notableWork, On the Properties of Foodstuffs]
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Target entity: On the Properties of Foodstuffs Target entity description: "On the Properties of Foodstuffs" is a medical and dietary treatise by the 9th-century physician Hunayn ibn Ishaq that systematically analyzes the health effects and qualities of various foods within the framework of Greco-Arabic medicine.
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A.
Elementary Principles of Composition
"Elementary Principles of Composition" is a core section of the classic writing guide *The Elements of Style* that outlines fundamental rules for clear, effective English prose.
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B.
The Sense of Taste
The Sense of Taste is a Baroque genre painting by Flemish artist Theodoor Rombouts, depicting a lively scene centered on the human sense of taste as part of an allegorical series on the five senses.
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C.
Recherches chimiques sur les corps gras d’origine animale
Recherches chimiques sur les corps gras d’origine animale is a foundational 19th-century scientific treatise by Michel Eugène Chevreul that systematically analyzes animal fats and laid the groundwork for modern organic chemistry and the soap and candle industries.
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D.
Boston Cooking-School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics
The Boston Cooking-School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics was an influential late 19th- and early 20th-century periodical that promoted scientific cookery, nutrition, and household management to American home cooks.
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E.
The Physiology of Industry
The Physiology of Industry is an influential late-19th-century economic treatise co-authored by J. A. Hobson that critiques classical economics and explores the causes and consequences of underconsumption and industrial overproduction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dietary treatise
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medical treatise ⓘ medieval Arabic work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
guide healthy eating
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prevent disease through diet ⓘ |
| analyzes | hot, cold, moist, and dry qualities of foods ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Hunayn ibn Ishaq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorFlourishedCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Abbasid intellectual culture ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
health effects of foods
ⓘ
qualities of foods ⓘ |
| framework |
Galenic dietetics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
humoral pathology ⓘ |
| genre |
dietetic literature
ⓘ
medical literature ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
classification of foods by temperament
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discussion of therapeutic uses of foods ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Galenic medicine
NERFINISHED
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Hippocratic medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
dietetics
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food ⓘ humoral theory ⓘ nutrition ⓘ |
| medicalTradition | Greco-Arabic medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Arabic medical canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Arabic manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| relatedField |
history of medicine
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history of nutrition ⓘ |
| relatedWorkAuthor | Galen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | systematic analysis of individual foodstuffs ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
historians of medicine
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historians of science ⓘ scholars of Islamic studies ⓘ |
| usedIn | medical education in the medieval Islamic world ⓘ |
| writtenByOccupation | physician ⓘ |
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Subject: On the Properties of Foodstuffs Description of subject: "On the Properties of Foodstuffs" is a medical and dietary treatise by the 9th-century physician Hunayn ibn Ishaq that systematically analyzes the health effects and qualities of various foods within the framework of Greco-Arabic medicine.
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