Ibn Sina's Canon of Medicine, vol. 2, p. 46 — cupping; costus (Indian aloeswood)

القانون في الطب لابن سينا ج2، ص 46 — الحجامة، القسط والعود الهندي

An excerpt from Ibn Sina's Canon of Medicine, vol. 2, p. 46, that mentions cupping, costus (Indian aloeswood), costus, named diseases, seeking treatment, healing; from the machine-read scan, quoted within forty words per the sources policy.

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«… الهندي، وأسود خفيف وهو الصيني، وأحمر رزين. هو شجر كالعود، وقد ورد ذكره في الحديث النبوي الشريف: خير ما تداويتم به الحجامة، والقُسْط البحري، وقوله وَلِفِ: عليكم بهذا العود الهندي فإن فيه سبعة أشفية، منها ذات الجنب. التداوي بالأعشاب والنباتات …»

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Prophetic medicine (al-tibb al-nabawi)· Medicine· Seeking treatment (tadawi)

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Sunan Abi Dawud 3418 — ruqya recited over the sick; recovery from an ailment· Sunan Abi Dawud 3877 — costus (Indian aloeswood); costus· Sunan Abi Dawud 3890 — ruqya recited over the sick; sickness· Sahih al-Bukhari 5692 — costus (Indian aloeswood); medicine given by the mouth-side or the nose· Sahih al-Bukhari 5696 — cupping; costus (Indian aloeswood)· Sahih al-Bukhari 5713 — costus (Indian aloeswood); medicine given by the mouth-side or the nose· Sahih al-Bukhari 5715 — costus (Indian aloeswood); named diseases· Sahih al-Bukhari 5718 — costus (Indian aloeswood); costus

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  • The Canon of Medicine, vol. 2 (Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyya, Beirut, 1999)
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