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- Al-Razi was interested in pharmacology and the preparation of medicines; he introduced the use of mercurial ointments and developed tools and instruments such as mortars, flasks, spatulas, and phials, which were used in pharmacies until the early 20 th century.
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He devoted chapters to paralysis, epilepsy and enlargement of the head (hydrocephalus). Al Razi advocated the use of honey as a simple drug and as one of the essential substances included in composed medicines. 11 His contributions to pharmacology include the introduction of mercurial ointments.
- Samir S Amr, Abdulghani Tbakhi
- 10.5144/0256-4947.2007.305
- 2007
- Ann Saudi Med. 2007 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 305-307.
Unlike the polypharmacy promoted by some other Islamic authors in the 9th century, al-Razi rarely recommends compound remedies, and when he does, these have few ingredients. All the leading physicians of Baghdad used medicines whose beneficial effects had been identified during the classical period.
- Selma Tibi
- 2006
Jan 10, 2020 · In his famous al-Mansuri, however, Al-Razi devoted four out of the book’s total of ten treatises, to diets and drugs, medicated cosmetics, toxicology and antidotes, amelioration of laxatives, and compounded remedies, all of which are of pharmaceutical interest.
Al-Razi contributed in many ways to the early practice of pharmacy [35] by compiling texts, in which he introduces the use of "mercurial ointments" and his development of apparatus such as mortars, flasks, spatulas and phials, which were used in pharmacies until the early twentieth century. [citation needed]
The work of people like Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (Rhazes) and Ibn Sina (Avicenna) would eventually spread and influence medicine in England.
Al-Razi was a celebrated alchemist and Muslim philosopher who is also considered to have been the greatest physician of the Islamic world. In medicine he was an admirer of Hippocrates, and in philosophy he was a professed follower of Socrates and Plato and an opponent of Aristotle.
Sep 11, 2024 · Al-Razi also made significant contributions to pharmacology and the development of new treatments. He wrote extensively on the properties of various drugs and their effects on the...
