Shahab al-Din ibn ‘Abd al-Karim Qivam al-Nagawri was a 14th-century
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Shihab al-Din al-Nagawri composed several medical treatises, including a general handbook composed in 1392 and a short dictionary of drugs. His metrical Persian compendium on therapeutics was written in 1388 and was often known as "Shahab's Medicine" as well as the more formal title ''Shifa' al-maradh'' ("The Healing of Disease"). A considerable amount of autobiographical material is contained in this didactic poem, including that al-Nagawri made his living in trade rather than as a physician.
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List of Iranian scientists
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References
* C.A. Storey, Persian Literature: A Bio-Bibliographical Survey. Volume II, Part 2: E.Medicine (London: Royal Asiatic Society, 1971), pp 224–225 no 383
14th-century Iranian physicians
People from Amol
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