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'''Ali Ibn al-Husain Ibn al-Wafid''' (ca. 997-1074), known in [[Latin language|Latin]] Europe as '''{{lang|la|Abenguefit}}''', was a pharmacologist and physician from [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]]. He was the vizier of [[Al-Mamun of Toledo]]. His main work is ''Kitāb al-adwiya al-mufrada'' ({{lang|ar|كتاب الأدوية المفردة}}, translated into Latin as ''{{lang|la|De medicamentis simplicibus}}'').<ref>Emilia Calvo, "Ibn Wafid", in: ''The Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non Western Cultures'', ed. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 1997, p. 438</ref>
| name = Ibn al-Wafid <br> ابن الوافد
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| birth_date = 997
| death_date = 1074
| notableworks = Kitāb al-adwiya al-mufrada <br> كتاب الأدوية المفردة
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'''Ali Ibn al-Husain Ibn al-Wafid''' ([[Circa]] 997– 1074), known in [[Latin language|Latin]] Europe as '''{{lang|la|Abenguefit}}''', was a pharmacologist and physician from [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]]. He was the vizier of [[Al-Mamun of Toledo]]. His main work is ''Kitāb al-adwiya al-mufrada'' ({{lang|ar|كتاب الأدوية المفردة}}, translated into Latin as ''{{lang|la|De medicamentis simplicibus}}'').<ref>Emilia Calvo, "Ibn Wafid", in: ''The Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non Western Cultures'', ed. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 1997, p. 438</ref>


Ibn al-Wafid was mainly a [[pharmacist]] in [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]], and he used the techniques and methods available in [[alchemy]] to extract at least 520 different kinds of medicines from various [[plants]] and [[herbs]].
Ibn al-Wafid was mainly a [[pharmacist]] in [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]], and he used the techniques and methods available in [[alchemy]] to extract at least 520 different kinds of medicines from various [[plants]] and [[herbs]].

Revision as of 11:35, 24 November 2016

Ibn al-Wafid
ابن الوافد
Born997
Died1074
Notable worksKitāb al-adwiya al-mufrada
كتاب الأدوية المفردة

Ali Ibn al-Husain Ibn al-Wafid (Circa 997– 1074), known in Latin Europe as Abenguefit, was a pharmacologist and physician from Toledo. He was the vizier of Al-Mamun of Toledo. His main work is Kitāb al-adwiya al-mufrada (كتاب الأدوية المفردة, translated into Latin as De medicamentis simplicibus).[1]

Ibn al-Wafid was mainly a pharmacist in Toledo, and he used the techniques and methods available in alchemy to extract at least 520 different kinds of medicines from various plants and herbs.

His student Ali Ibn al-Lukuh was the author of ʿUmdat al-Ṭabīb fī Maʿrifat al-Nabāt li kulli Labīb, a famous botanical dictionary.

References

  1. ^ Emilia Calvo, "Ibn Wafid", in: The Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non Western Cultures, ed. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 1997, p. 438
  • The Filāḥa Texts Project: Ibn Wāfid
  • Vernet, J. (2008) [1970-80]. "Ibn Wāfid, Abū Al-Mutarrif ͑Abd Alrahman". Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Encyclopedia.com.
  • Toledo, on Muslim Heritage.com, page 6 [1] (retrieved November 26, 2008)