فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

The history of every nation is part of the nation's identity as a precious heritage that must be protected. Iran has also given several thousand years of civilization heritage of science and scientists in different sciences is a huge treasure. In particular in the history of Iranian scientists in the field of medicine and pharmacy were known. In the past, Khorasan was an important area of Iran. And many physicians have left in this area. It can be said from the land of Khorasan, ITM has grown and spread to surrounding lands. In this review study, by examining the medical history books and literature to introduce the life and works of famous sages of traditional medicine that have emerged from Khorasan region will be discussed. The fourth and fifth centuries AH, centuries of Islam and Iranian culture and civilization are proud. In the 4th AH century, Bukhari al-Akhaweyni, wrote the first comprehensive book called Hydayat al-motealemyn in ITM and Abu Mansour Heravi, wrote the first book of Pharmacy named al-Abniyeh An-Haghyegh al-Advie. The most ancient poetic work in ITM that called Daneshname was written by Hakim Meysari. In the 5th AH century Avicenna, the greatest scholar in ITM and author of the Canon of Medicine and Neyshabouri, known as the second Hippocrates, lived in Khorasan respectively. In later centuries, following the Mongol attack of Iran, were seen a period of decline. In the Safavieh period (10th AHcentury), Hakim Yousefi Heravi wrote several medical books of poetry and Aghili Khorasani renowned physician of the 12th AHcentury, is the author of the Makhzan al-Adviye and Kholasat al-Hikmat.     Please cite this article as: Khorram Pakhouh H, Feyzabadi Z, Khodabakhsh M, Saket KH. An Overview of the Life and Works of Famous Iranian Traditional Medicine and Islam in Khorasan. Med Hist J 2016; 8(28): 37-46. Iranian Traditional Medicine (ITM); History of Medicine; Khorasan; Avicenna