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Yahya ibn Sarafyun (9th century) a
Practica
', and ''Therapeutica Methodus''. The object of the work is to collect and put together in an abridged form the opinions of the Greek and Arabic physicians concerning diseases and their treatment. He also transcribes out of
Yahya ibn Sarafyun (9th century) a Syriac Syriac may refer to:
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physician, known in Europe as Johannes Serapion, and commonly called Serapion the Elder to distinguish him from Serapion the Younger
Serapion the Younger was the author of a medicinal-botany book entitled ''The Book of Simple Medicaments''. The book is dated to the 12th or 13th century. He is called "the Younger" to distinguish him from Serapion the Elder, aka Yahya ibn Sarafy ...
, with whom he was often confused.
Biography
Nothing is known of the events of his life, except that he was aChristian
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
physician, and lived in the second half of the 9th century.
Two works are extant that bear his name; one called ''Aphorismi Magni Momenti de Medicina Practica''; the other, entitled ''al-Kunnash'', which has been published under the various names, ''Pandectae'', ''Aggregator'', ''Breviarium'', Practica
', and ''Therapeutica Methodus''. The object of the work is to collect and put together in an abridged form the opinions of the Greek and Arabic physicians concerning diseases and their treatment. He also transcribes out of
Alexander of Tralles
Alexander of Tralles ( grc-x-byzant, Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Τραλλιανός; ca. 525– ca. 605) was one of the most eminent physicians in the Byzantine Empire. His birth date may safely be put in the 6th century AD, for he mentions Aëtiu ...
, an author with whom few other Arabic writers seem to have been much acquainted.
References
*''The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge'' (1841), pages 259–260 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ibn Sarafyun, Yahya Syrian Christians 9th-century Christians Physicians of the medieval Islamic world 9th-century physicians