On Numbness

On Numbness
Author: Qusṭā ibn Lūqā
Publisher:
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2000
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

Qusṭā Ibn-Lūqā's Medical Regime for the Pilgrims to Mecca

Qusṭā Ibn-Lūqā's Medical Regime for the Pilgrims to Mecca
Author: Qusṭā ibn Lūqā
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 204
Release: 1992
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9789004095410

This work by Qust Ibn L q is a unique health guide for the pilgrim to Mecca. It discusses concisely and logically the diseases which may befall a pilgrim and their treatment. It shows clearly the author's indebtedness to ancient medical literature, most of all the works of Paul of Aegina.