His contribution to the development of medicine must be recognized by all. The book "Al Kanun" was written by him and it was the prescribed reference book for medicine in Arabian-Persian and even in European countries.

Dear Ziad,

Everybody knows Avicenna the famous scholar and physician, author of many medicinal books. He contributed also to toxicology. He was a prodigy and a very witty and cheerful man. I was a child when I read a book about his life.

You can read about him in Heart Views journal.

HISTORY OF MEDICINE

Year : 2013 | Volume : 14 | Issue : 4 | Page : 196-201

The air of history (Part V): Ibn Sina (Avicenna): The great physician and philosopher

Rachel Hajar

DOI:10.4103/1995-705X.126893 PMID:24696763

Dear Ziad

Abū ʿ Alī al - Ḥusayn ibn ʿ Abd Allāh ibn Sīnā ( پورسينا Persian Pur -e Sina - " son of Sina ' ; . Afshana , near Bukhara , ca 980 - Hamadan , Iran , 1037) , known as Ibn Sīnā or by his Latinized name Avicenna , was a Persian polymath wrote treatises on wide range of subjects , of which around 240 have survived to this day . In particular , 150 of these treaties concentrate on philosophy and 40 in medicine .

His most famous works are the " Book of Healing " , a vast philosophical and scientific encyclopaedia, and the " Canon of Medicine " , which was the standard text at many medieval universities , including the University of Montpellier and the Catholic University of Leuven , still 1650 .. It presents a complete system of medicine according to the principles of Galen and Hippocrates ) .

His other works include further writings on philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, geography, psychology, Islamic theology , logic, mathematics, physics , and poetry He is regarded as the most famous and influential polymath of the Islamic Golden Age .

Avicenna was born around 980 AD near Bukhara (now in Uzbekistan , the capital of Samanids , a Persian dynasty in Central Asia and the Great Heart . Their mother, named Setareh , was also from Bukhara , while his father , Abdullah , would be a respected Ismaili scholar from Balkh , an important town of the Samanid Empire , in what is today Balkh Province , Afghanistan . his father was at the time of the birth of his son , the caretaker of the Samanid Nuh ibn properties Mansur . He carefully educated his son in Bukhara and said that there was nothing he had not already learned at eighteen .

According to his autobiography , Avicenna had memorized the entire Quran at age ten . He learned Indian arithmetic from an Indian greengrocer , and he began to learn more from a wandering scholar who earned his living by healing the sick and teaching the young. He also studied Fiqh under hanafi scholar Ismail al - Zahid .

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Wikipédia

Avicenna was a genius who popularized Unani medicine worldwide including India. The system is very similar to Aurveda in principle with 4 active components that constitute all diseases [Aurveda has three, Vayu,pitha and kabha]. The system is well accepted in India with several colleges that teach the Unani medicine. In India, there are 40 Unani medical colleges where the Unani system of medicine is taught. After five and half year courses, the graduates are awarded BUMS (Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery). There are about eight Unani medical colleges where a postgraduate degree (Mahir-e-Tib and Mahir Jarahat) is being awarded to BUMS doctors. All these colleges are affiliated to reputed universities and recognized by the governments. Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine or CRIUM Hyderabad, established in December 1971, is an Indian Government sponsored Unani medicine research center.

Ibn Sina is one of the greatest science in Medicine and other disciplines.

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You will find comprehensive information about this outstanding scientist in the Review paper by Madiha Durrani in the Journal - Ophthalmology Update International , issue 2, 2013

I totally agree with Pardis.

Dear All,

I am glad so many are interested in the contributions and life of Avicenna.

Dear Pardis,

Dear All,

Avicenna or Ibn Sina belongs to our common scientific, cultural and spiritual heritage. He as each people in that time had a nationality and a faith. Although, both might have influenced him somehow his intelligence gave him a much higher perspective. I do not think he wrote his scientific oevres exclusively for Muslim people. Pardis was but very correct and modest.

I agree with @Andras and @Pardis.

Great scientist and philosopher Ibn Sina 'or Avicenna', he has advanced science and medicine, his thoughts and works are still be worldwide references. As a great scientist he belongs to the Humanity knowledge heritage whatever his nationality, spirituality and culture. Science has no cultural and spiritual boundaries. Scientists are worldwide citizens.

Bu Ali Sina University in IRAN.

http://www.basu.ac.ir/?lang=en-US

Ibn Sina was the most known philosopher in the Islamic tradition and at the same time, the most influential philosopher of the pre-modern era.

I promised to myself to read much more about Avicenna, after your comments. Thank you.

I would like to commend you all on your most fascinating feedback pertaining to Ibn Sina or Avicenna - a great figure in the History of Medicine.

If you know of any particular books or scripts from Ibn Sina it would be nice to share them with every body.

Regards to all!

Here is a species of mangrove tree with his name:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avicennia_marina

And Avicennia Forest In IRAN

http://fisheris.mihanblog.com/post/74

Thanks Raoof for this fascinating picture related to Ibn Sina.

"Avicenna His Life and Works" by Soheil M. Afnan.

Books by Avicenna (Ibn Sina):

https://www.google.com.lb/?gws_rd=cr&ei=n6ZrU8_CKIi20QXbooCQBg#q=avicenna+books

Hi,

Abu Ali al-Husayn ibn Abdullah ibn Sina, known as Ibn Sina, and in the West as Avicenna, was one of the most celebrated philosophers and physicians in the history of Mankind. He wrote prolifically on a wide range of subjects. Forty of his medical texts have survived, the most famous of which are the Kitab ash-Shifa (the Book of Healing) and the al-Qanun fi al-Tibb - or Canon of Medicine. The latter is one of the most significant books in the history of medicine; for instance it was printed in Europe at least 60 times between 1516 and 1574. The Canon remained a major authority for medical students in both Persia and Europe until well into the 1700s.

Dear @M. R. Mozafari , regarding your answer, you should cite the resource that you have been used. Otherwise, it is plagiarism!

I do bring your link to the followers of this thread.

"Abu Ali al-Husayn ibn Abdullah ibn Sina, known as Ibn Sina, and in the West as Avicenna, was one of the most celebrated philosophers and physicians in the early Islamic Empire. He wrote prolifically on a wide range of subjects. Forty of his medical texts have survived, the most famous of which are the Kitab ash-Shifa (the Book of Healing) and the al-Qanun fi al-Tibb - or Canon of Medicine. The latter is one of the most significant books in the history of medicine; for instance it was printed in Europe at least 60 times between 1516 and 1574. The Canon remained a major authority for medical students in both the Islamic world and Europe until well into the 1700s...."

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/people/ibnsina

Dear Ziad O. Abu-Faraj

Please have a look at this useful ResearchGate link.

https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_is_your_opinion_about_Avicenna_the_great_iranian_scientist_and_prominent_physician_and_philosopher

Good luck!

Avicenna wrote almost 450 treatises on a wide range of subjects, of which around 240 have survived (150 of these concentrate on philosophy and 40 on medicine). Almost half of his works are versified, his poems appearing in both Arabic and Persian. His most famous works are "The Book of Healing" (a vast philosophical and scientific encyclopedia) and "The Canon of Medicine" (a standard medical text at many Islamic and European universities up until the early 19th Century).

https://www.philosophybasics.com/philosophers_avicenna.html

My dear colleague Abi-Faraj,

Believe me or not, I know a lot about Ibn Sina, because one part of the transcripts, with the comments of Ibn Rushd, of his work entitled as “Al-Urğuza” or “Cantica”, which is, basically a book of Principles of Medicine he wrote in verses, is stored in Metropolitan Library in Zagreb (the capital of Republic of Croatia). According to some estimation, a total of 292 of books and other documents are considered as his authorship. His book entitled as "Kitāb al-išārāt wa ’l-tanbīhāt", or in English translation “Book of Instructions and Comments” is translated on Croatian language. So, we, the Croats are population of only 4.2 million and more than 80 % of us are declared Catholics, but this case is evidence that even the small nation respect the great historical persons and true scholars, regardless of religious and cultural provenance. By the way, now you’ll be totally surprised and but don't worry it will be a positive shock, but Metropolitan Library is the library of Zagreb Archbishop’s District (!). Hm..?! What do you say now my friend? ;-) :-) Sincerely yours, Siniša Srečec

agree with @ Abdalla El-Mowafy

regards

Check this link

http://www.ediblewildfood.com/bios/ibn-sina.aspx

regards

This comes from Serbian newspaper!

The advice of legendary Avicenna: The cure for impotence thousand years old!

Take six grams of herring, 18 grams of hemp, nine grams of wild goat cheese, 12 grams of gooseberries and poppies, 18 grams of sugar and five grams of sesame seeds. Get up and go. Take 6 grams of smoked cheese a day, desserted with dessert wine - as desired.

Avicenna left another recipe:

Apply a kilo of roots of asparagus, cow's milk and carrots. Add 90 g of sesame seeds and beets. Stir. Shoot at low heat until it drains milk and does not remain dense. Take about 170 g once a day,

Avicenna recommended the daily use of hot paprika, muscat noodles, cardamom, strawberries, ginger and honey for men...

http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/lifestyle.304.html:701833-Savet-legendarnog-Avicene-Lek-za-impotenciju-star-hiljadu-godina