AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE IN ISLAM AND IRAN

As long as history remembers, medical science has always been part of man’s life. In the beginning it was difficult to differentiate magicians and witch doctors from physicians, In fact there was no boundary between magic and medicine. Fiction mingled with science. Medicine existed several thousand years ago among Babylonians and Summerians and in “Hamurabi Code,” there are some instructions in this field. (I) Many centuries before Christ, Indians made some discoveries in medicine and pharmacy, and Hippocrates took much advantage of Indian medical treatment and medicinal herbs.

Source: Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran

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