TUNAKABUNI, Muhammad Mu'min bin Muhammad Zaman Husaini,
Tuhfat al-Mu'minin,
Tuhfat al-Mu'minin,
a comprehensive pharmacopoeia of simple and compound medicines
Stock Code 114848
Safavid Persia, dated Ramadan 1115 AH (1736 AD).
The text is divided into two main sections, the tashkhisat and a dasturat. The tashkhisat is subdivided into five subsections comprising: (1) discussion on the differences of opinion amongst physicians regarding the nature and quantity of dosages; (2) the functions of simple and compound medicine; (3) the properties (khawass) and nature of simple and compound remedies, the longest of the chapters incorporating a detailed alphabetical list of medicaments and their synonyms in various languages [i.e., Indian dialects, Arabic, Turkish, and Persian]; (4) the treatment of poisons; (5) weights and measures of dosages. The dasturat is stated to consist of three qisms discussing: (1) the uses of simple drugs; (2) the uses of compound remedies; (3) the treatment of diseases.
Single volume, decorated manuscript on paper, in Farsi, 119 leaves, 280 x 190 mm; single column, 30 lines elegant black naskh, important words and headings in red, occasional contemporary marginalia, a few early seal impressions and ownership inscriptions to front and final leaves, mid-20th century ownership stamp from the private library of 'Muhandis Mustafa' to first and final leaves, some occasional smudges, a few early paper repairs; contemporary full calf over boards, covers with central medallions stamped in blind, lightly scuffed and rubbed, extremities worn.
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