[Sca-cooks] Avicenna

[ED Reese]

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Thanks, Terry. I'm wanting to explore a little bit further than the article
I'm writing requires, and that;s just the ticket!

Esther

At 12:13 PM 5/18/2003 -0500, you wrote:

>Not to my knowledge.  His major work was the "Canon of Medicine," which is
>fairly esoteric for most audiences.  His medical philosophy of food follows
>Galen and his work on cordials is not as beverages, but as medicines.  You
>might check to see if the Avicenna Studies Group has anything posted.
>
>The Canon is in print at $89, but you might want to check out The
>Traditional Healer and The Traditional Healer's Handbook, both by Hakin
>G.M.Chisti or Avicenna, His Life and Works by Soheil Muhsin Afnan.  I
>haven't read these, so I don't know if they touch on the subjects you are
>researching.
>
>Bear
>
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> >Is there a good source for Avicenna's work on cordials and his food
> >"philosophy" in general available on line anywhere?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Esther
>
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