Introduction
Considerable confusion exists in literature regard- ing the
definition of 'Islamic Medicine'. This is main- ly because each author
that writes about 'Islamic Medicine' is actually writing about an aspect
of Islamic Medicine. Thus the definition can vary depending upon the
perspective. The context can be historical, cultural, scientific,
pharmacological, ther- apeutic, religious or even a geo-political. In
this monograph we shall be examining this body of knowledge mainly from
its historical, scientific, ther- apeutic and application viewpoints.
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