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KMID : 0363320150360030252
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2015 Volume.36 No. 3 p.252 ~ p.264
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Islamic Medicine Based on Ibn Sina’s Medical Philosophy
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Choi Hyo-Jae
Shin Gil-Cho
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Abstract
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Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is becoming a popular health care means in most countries, and more than 70% of the developing world's population is depending on CAM, including traditional Chinese medicine and ayurvedic medicine. Islamic medicine, another CAM, has shown remarkable success in healing acute and chronic diseases and has been utilized by people in Mediterranean countries. This paper aims to throw light on Islamic medicine through Ibn Sina, known as Avicenna in the West; Ibn Sina was a celebrated Persian thinker, philosopher, and physician who is remembered for his masterpiece, The Canon of Medicine. The paper also discusses the relationship between Islamic medicine and Korean medicine.
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KEYWORD
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Islamic medicine, Ibn Sin
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