The Herbal Legacy of Luqman: Ancient Unani Medicine for Modern Health
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A complete illustrated guide to the classical Unani herbal tradition, drawing on the wisdom attributed to Luqman the Wise. Eleven of the most common and most useful medicinal plants are presented in full: the banyan tree, calotropis, globe thistle, sacred fig, onion, sweet violet, psyllium husk, ginger, fennel, neem, and watermelon. Each herb chapter gives its names in several languages, its botanical identification, its temperament (mizaj), the parts used, and the tested remedies (mujarrabat) recorded for it - expressed juices, decoctions, infusions, powders, electuaries, syrups, liniments and mineral calx preparations. The book opens with a preface on the wisdom of Luqman and closes with a glossary of Unani terms and an index of ailments, so a reader can find a remedy by complaint. Illustrated with eleven original botanical plates.
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About this translation
This is a complete, chapter-by-chapter translation of a classical medical text, prepared for readers who want the original argument rather than a summary — students of the history of medicine, traditional practitioners, and anyone reading the source their field came from.
What is inside
Every chapter of the volume is translated in the author’s own order: the elements and temperaments, the humours, the faculties and pneuma, anatomy, the states of the body, the pulse and the urine, the six non-naturals, and regimen for children, the elderly and the traveller.
How this translation is made
The source text is translated sentence by sentence, with terminology kept consistent across the whole volume (temperament, humours, pneuma, faculties). Nothing is summarised, added or explained away — where the original lists treatment for a condition, the list is complete.
Who this ebook is for
Historians of science and medicine, Unani and integrative practitioners working from the classical sources, students comparing the Greco-Arabic and modern frameworks, and readers who want to understand how medicine became a systematic discipline.
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Frequently asked questions
Is this a translation of the whole Canon of Medicine?
It is a complete translation of Book I (the general principles). The remaining books are separate volumes.
Which languages are available?
The same volume is published in English, French, Spanish and Urdu editions, each with its own cover and its own product page.
Is the ebook searchable?
Yes — it is a real text layer PDF, not a scan, so you can search, select and copy the translation.