Abu Reyhan Biruni (973-1048 Ce): The Pioneer in Clarifying the Role of Pharmacy in Medical Practice

Abu Reyhan Biruni (973-1048 Ce): The Pioneer in Clarifying the Role of Pharmacy in Medical Practice Publisher

Roohnavaz M¹ ; Tekiner H² ; Ardakani MRS³ ; Zargaran A⁴

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1. School of Pharmacy, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
2. Department of History of Medicine and Ethics, School of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
3. Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4. Department of History of Medicine, School of Persian Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Traditional and Integrative Medicine Published:2022

Abstract

Abu Reyhan Biruni (973-1048 CE) was a Persian polymath in medieval era. He had more than 100 books and treatises on different subjects like astronomy, culture, history, mathematics and pharmacy. In medical sciences, he was one of the first persons who introduced pharmacy as a separated field from medicine. He was pioneer to define pharmacy and pharmacist similar to current definitions. It was one of the earliest definitions of pharmacy. Biruni can be introduced as a pharmacist, nor physician. He also had a book on pharmacy, Al-Saydana fi al-Tibb (Pharmacy in Medicine). This book is one of the most important works on pharmacy in medieval era. He clarifies the role of pharmacists to serve pharmaceutical services to the patients. It shows the importance of pharmacy as an independent field of medical sciences in Persia and Islamic civilization about a thousand years ago. Copyright © 2022 Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Published by Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

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MLA	Roohnavaz M, et al.. "Abu Reyhan Biruni (973-1048 Ce): The Pioneer in Clarifying the Role of Pharmacy in Medical Practice." Traditional and Integrative Medicine, vol. 7, no. 3, 2022, pp. 357-360.
APA	Roohnavaz M, Tekiner H, Ardakani MRS, Zargaran A (2022). Abu Reyhan Biruni (973-1048 Ce): The Pioneer in Clarifying the Role of Pharmacy in Medical Practice. Traditional and Integrative Medicine, 7(3), 357-360.
Chicago	Roohnavaz M, Tekiner H, Ardakani MRS, Zargaran A. "Abu Reyhan Biruni (973-1048 Ce): The Pioneer in Clarifying the Role of Pharmacy in Medical Practice." Traditional and Integrative Medicine 7, no. 3 (2022): 357-360.
Harvard	Roohnavaz M et al. (2022) 'Abu Reyhan Biruni (973-1048 Ce): The Pioneer in Clarifying the Role of Pharmacy in Medical Practice', Traditional and Integrative Medicine, 7(3), pp. 357-360.
Vancouver	Roohnavaz M, Tekiner H, Ardakani MRS, Zargaran A. Abu Reyhan Biruni (973-1048 Ce): The Pioneer in Clarifying the Role of Pharmacy in Medical Practice. Traditional and Integrative Medicine. 2022;7(3):357-360.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Roohnavaz M and Tekiner H and Ardakani MRS and Zargaran A}, title = {Abu Reyhan Biruni (973-1048 Ce): The Pioneer in Clarifying the Role of Pharmacy in Medical Practice}, journal = {Traditional and Integrative Medicine}, volume = {7}, number = {3}, pages = {357-360}, year = {2022} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Roohnavaz M AU - Tekiner H AU - Ardakani MRS AU - Zargaran A TI - Abu Reyhan Biruni (973-1048 Ce): The Pioneer in Clarifying the Role of Pharmacy in Medical Practice JO - Traditional and Integrative Medicine VL - 7 IS - 3 SP - 357 EP - 360 PY - 2022 ER -

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