TITLE:
The Evolution of Botanical and Herbal Medicine in Islamic Civilization
AUTHORS:
Gholam Reza Montazeri, Yaddollah Sepehri
KEYWORDS:
Islamic Civilization, Evolution, Botanical, Medicinal Herbs
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Ecology,
Vol.9 No.3,
March
19,
2019
ABSTRACT: Botanical science and medicinal plants are shaped by
the translation movement in Islamic civilization and in the fifth century (AH),
through the development of specialized media and the commencement of scientific
and research trips, its foundations are strengthened. In the sixth and seventh
centuries (AH), the development of the first botanical encyclopedias, the
introduction of objective observations and practical experiences on theoretical
issues, the prosperity of this science was provided by writing comprehensive
books on medicinal plants and in the eighth century (AH). Like other intellectual and transcendental sciences, the loss of the
past lost due to the decline of the writings and led to a recession. The
Muslims played a role in preserving and building the body of knowledge of the
Greek, Roman times. In fact, they gained this science from the distant paths.
In the history of medicine, Islamic medicine is the science of medicine
developed in the Islamic Golden Age, and written in Arabic, the lingua franca
of Islamic civilization. In this article, we try to investigate the effect of
Islamic scholars on the dynamics of medicinal herbs and the continuation of
Muslim researches and innovations in the field of botany and medicinal herbs.