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[The medical drugs at Divanü Lügat-it Türk]
1I. U. Cerrahpaşa Tip Fakültesi Deontoloji ve Tip Tarihi Anabilim Dali.
Abstract:
Divanü Lügat-It Türk is a great encyclopaedical work written by Kaşgarli Mahmud in the 11th century. This masterpiece gives us detailed information on the Turkish culture of the time. This paper is constituted of five parts and covers all medical drugs mentioned in the book. On the first part, information is given about the physicians and pharmacists charged in drug preparation. The medical drugs of the 11th century have been listed alphabetically in the second part. This list comprises 190 medical drugs each of which has been shown by their counterparts in the Divan up to its volumes and pages in the original text.
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