Chapter Number:
12
Pages From:
303
To:
338
Book Title:
Greco-Arab and Islamic Herbal Medicine: Traditional System, Ethics, Safety, Efficacy, and Regulatory Issues
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons
Edition:
1
ISBN:
9780470922750
Date:
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Abstract:
Based on scientific and traditional knowledge, there is little doubt that the concept of Greco-
Arab and Islamic herbal medicinal therapy has shown remarkable success in healing both
acute and chronic diseases. As mentioned in the first five chapters, Arab and Muslim
physicians were the first to use scientific methods in the field of medicine, including the
introduction of quantification, animal testing, and clinical trials. Hospitals in the Arab–Islamic
world featured the first drug tests, drug purity regulations, and competency tests for ...