Glasgow IRS /930 LIBRARY University of Glasgow ALL ITEMS ARE ISSUED SUBJECT TO RECALL GUL 18-08 The University of Glasgow, charity number SC004401 v U L F A Z U D W I Y E H, OR THE MATERIA MEDICA, IN THE COMPILED BY ^ NOUREDDEEN MOHAMMED ABDULLAH SHIRAZY, PHYSICIAN TO THE EMPEROR SHAHJEHa'n, WITH AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION, B Y F RA N C I S GLADWIN. CALCUTTA: E R I'm: E D AT THE CHRONICLE PRESS, M D C C X C I I I. ...... ^ji^i^t'i' JOHN L AIR A Efq, PRESIDENT, AND MEMBERS OF THE HOSPITAL BOARD; FORT WILLIAM, GENTLEMEN, THE following Work being publillied at your Recommendation, for the ufe of the Honour- able Company, I beg leave to place it under your immediate Proteftion. I HAVE THE HONOUR TO BE, GENTLEMEN, YOUR MOST OBEDIENT, HUMBLE SERVANT, FRANCIS G LAD V/IN, CALCUTTA, SEPTEMBER 10, I793» Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2015 https://archive.org/details/b21469568 ; INTRO. DUCTION OF MEDICINES IN GENERAL. '^J^HE Arabian phyficians, in defcribing the quality or power of medicines, make ufe of four degrees. y The FIRST DEGREE, 13 that whofe quahty makes imperceptible impreffion fuch as thofe that are hot, or thofe that are cold, 5ic. but which are not feh, unlefs they are leiterated. 1 he second degree, is that which is more powerful than the former, but not fo much as to occafion any vifible injury. The third degree is that whofe impreffion is effentially hurtful, but not fo as to deflroy. The fourth degree, is that whofe nature is fuch that it cither kills or materially injures ; and this is the property of poifonous medicines. NAMES. QITALITIES. HOT. COLD. DRY. MOIST, DECREES, JfSUNTEEN Wormwood I 0 D 0 Ba-booneh Camomile flowers I 0 I 0 Temr Date I 0 0 0 I'okbsm kut-cin I^infeed I 0 0 Mi fpecies of Himmis A vetch I 0 3 I Rum-mun Pomegranate I 0 0 G Hiihoon Snail I 0 0 0 Shlihtcrcb Fumitory I J 0 0 > Syb 'ir Aloes r 0 D 0 5 4J I oof Dragon wort I 0 0 Ladun Labdanum I 0 0 0 B . INTRODUCTION. NAMES. QUALITIES. HOT. COLD. DRY. MOIST. CSGREES. Ifskd-kifs A fpecies of melilot 2 O o o yfl/u/ ul ghiir-eb Root of the mountain * 1 1 1 1 ] 2 pine 1 ^JJid ul mazreeyoon Mezereon root 2 O J o Sepe'ul 1VU feyah badroy. Two fpecies D o o of fweet bafil Bir-en-ja-Jif P\Ingwort 2 O o o Bulfan The balfam. tree 2 O 2 o „ i . Bux-ir-ulumereh Nettle feed, alfo the „ >) I 5 ^ 1 Jj:'^ O O o leaves, an infufion of "Joondbeydiijier Caftor 2 o 2 o Hulbeh Fenugreek o O o , Dibk A fmall grain which is very 2 o o o ' vifcoiis i Doord'ee ajjareh ^letcon Dregs of olive o o o !. oil Zerawimd teiveel ivu Moodehrcj Birth- \^ o 2 G I wort, long, and round Za~fran Saffron 2 o O o Sh:b-:t Fennel 2 o o o A[ful Honey 'J o o Unfid Squill o o o o INTRODUCTION. NAMES. QJTALITIES. HOT. COLD DRY. MOIST. DE 3EEES. ^L^Ii^Lo K'lJJ'a-iil-hymdr Wild cucumber o o O Frd-fee-yoon Euphrafia, ejebright , 2 o o o (^^/^\J> J ' ^-^ \ Kujhoor^ jhijuret ill hyut Gentian bark 2 o o o s^jjjj 1 Kujfeb us ze-ree-rdh Wormwood plant. 2 o 2 o ^JjkS^ Kib-reet Sulphur 2 o O o yjji^ Kerefs Parfley -7 o O o ^ LC" Kum-d-fee-icos Ground pine 2 o 3 o Koofidir Frankincenfe, j of which there 2 o I o [_ are three kinds ^SCiz^^ Moos-tc-kd Maflich 2 o 2 o M'll-h Giilinary fait 2 o O o c ^ Mc3-dh Storax 2 o O o ,jihAJI;^^«i TFufk-ul-ke-zvd-reer Frefh bees' wax o O o o ^j^jsNKAj'l j^nce-focn Anifeed o • o pjjlj^l Afarabaca o j^JJli-7-QOK 3 o :) o o I Aftesrr.oon Dodder of thyme o o r \ Fii7ij-inigoofldt Agnus cafius, or the chaf!:e o o 3 o ( tree, it's leaves and feed o o o o ^iA=^a.jci Pcdc-neh Je-be-lez Wild mint -3 loorb Radifh., the root, a:id alfo the leaves 3 o o jd-ive-JIjcer Gum opopanax o 2 o j INTRODUCTION. NAMES. QUALITIES. HOT. CCLD. D^y. MOIST. DEGREES. l^Ua. H'l-Jha thyme O o 3 .? (J^'^^i:*. Hirmul Szed of wild rus o o 3 o Lct^ He-md-md True amomum 0 o o 3 {^KKjj^ Kh'ir-bs-klne The two hellebores o o o 3 l_)'l>.>w So:d-db Rue o 3 3 o jj^wj Sir-ou The cyprefs tree o o 3 4 ^vaaXL Suck-bee-nej Gum fagapenum o 0 o Sj-lee-khfh Caffia lio-nea o o 3 3 Sbehb-moh-ruc'k Burnt alum o 3 o Sbe-rab kohneb Old Vv'me c 3 o ^Ij'^'^j^^ She'ir mob- ruck Burnt hair o o 3 3 I ^^-^ Sbccb iinnenee mobi\x^^ A fpecies of O o ^ 3 ; 3 [_ w orrafeed burnt ^ys:'*,^^^ 6^6 o/" mob-ruck Burnt wool G/3fl;r Laurel o o J 3 (^j^j^^Cji Fode-7iej nch-rce Water mint o o K'^Jboor kiijfeb mob-ruck Burnt bark of o 0 i 3 3 t^ie reed L } {Jj^ k o o iXi Koon-ncb Galb.inum 3 o ^Ij^j^ Koor-weeya Caraway feed o 3 o K'ljb'im Lovage ^ o 0 \ . INTRODUCTION. NAMES. QITALITIES. HOT. COLD. DRY. MOIST. SESREES. Ke-refs bir-ree Wild parfley 3 o o o Ke-ma-der-yoos Germander 3 o J o M'ir-ma-hoo% An odoriferous plant 3 o o o Mir-zun-joojh Marjoram 0 o 3 o n Nan-khawh Bifliop's weed, ammi 0 0 o Na-nd-d A fpecies of mint, very pun- o o o gent D Turn-boot An Arabian pulfe 3 0 0 o Wiij fweet flag 3 o A o o Te-too-dat General name for milky plants a o o o Be-fd Onion 4 o 0 o Soom Garlic 4 o 4 o Ze-hed'ul behr Foam of the fea, that 4 o o o adheres to rocks Soo-dab bir-ree Wild rue 4 0 o o Flr-be-yoon Euphorbium 4 o o o Koiiji Coftus 4 o 0 o Kit-ran Pitch 4 o 4 o Koor-rdfs Leek 4 o 4 o Ujfu'lus' foos Liquorice root o I I o A'ka-kyd m Jhoof-teh Acacia not waflied, o I o o or prepared Birg kujfeb Leaves of the reed o o o o Boo-ra-deh no-hdfs Copper filings 0 0 o o INTRODUCTION. NAMES. QUALITIES. HOT. COLD. DRY. MOIST. • , DEGREES. £?/r^- he-7iiif-Jljeh Violet leaves ; o O o o ^''^f^~f"~y^j Polypody D 0 o o Bu-loot Acorn D o Sumretul u-leik Blackberry o O o o Seel Couch Dg-rafs o o Ja-ivirfs A fpecies of millet o o o Jubn-retb New cheefe o o o Khujh-khajh Poppy o o o Doolb The plane tree o o o Duhn ul wurd Oil of rofes o o I Zoojaj Glafs o o o Zunjefr Cinnabar, native o o o Sir- muck Stinking orach o o 2 Shejrut'n-nubk The lote tree o o o Ujm u% zebeeb Grape ftones o 2 o Koommnfrd Pear o I o Ma-my-fd The expreffed juice of a I- J o o o fpecies of poppy Na-jJodf-teh Starch o I o o H'mdbd Endive o o o Akci~ky-a mugh-fo 'il Wafhed (prepared) 0 2 o o acacia Utrdfwu berg zietoon Leaves and branches o 2 o of the olive tree ' 1 I INTRODUCTION. NAMES. QUALITIES. HOT. COLD. DRY. MOIST. DECRIES. HU~yoon Afparagus . O O o Beteek Mufii melon O O 2 Tema-nee-a Afpecles of chicory, growing in marihy places Buz-ir ke-toQ-na Fleavvort feed O o o yummdr Pith of the date tree O o o Khoakh Peach O o I . Khydr Cucumber O o I Rejpifs' Tin O o o Ziefoon khcim Unripe olives O o o Sumdk Sumach O o o lokhum ootruj Citron feed O o o [ '^uh-leb Water mofs O o I Uf-ifs Gall apple, unripe o o o Ke-doo A large kind of cucumber, or gourd, with a thin rind hejjdn III huml Narrow-leav'd plantain, or ribwort Mdjh A fmall kind of grain o 2 o o Moghreh Red earth o 2 o o Ke-him Cabbage o 2 2 o Bir-JIoe-an-da-roo A pot-herb of a red colour Ul^-'IaXXjJ Bnckkt'^l humeka Purflain J . INTRODUCTION. NAMES. QJJALITIES. HOT. COLD. DRY. MOIST. EEGREES. ^(JLl^ Joolnar Wild rofe 0 3 0 Hz^/^ uleik kham Unripe blackberries o 3 D o Hum-dz-ul ooturj Citron juice o 3 o o Hy-id-ddlum Houfe-ieek o 3 I o O ^>>W Khujh-kaflj Black poppy o o o ^^^^ fee-db Afyrrd~ey A pot-herb of a red colour o 3 o o Lioo-fdh Fruit of the mandrake o 3 o o Af-yoon Opium o 4 o o Showkrdii Hemlock o 4 o o L.ehn Khujhkhdjh Milk of the poppy o 4 o o UJfel ul neel Root of the neel tree o o o Baddm Jhereen Sweet almond o o o Pir-Jy-ow-fhdn Maiden hair o o o Poajl jozvz Walnut fhells o o I o 'Tokhem Khirboozeh Mufk melon feed o o I o Hub ul ghcir Laurel berries o o o Ab Unjereh Juice of nettles o o o Huzax, uffuckher Mofs that grows on o o 0 fliones, &c» Dijlee E-hododaphne o o 0 Rdzee-dneh A fpecies of anifeed o o o Rughen jowz Oil of walnuts o o o Za-frdn Saffron o o o INTRODUCTION.