Pharmacology
Prophet
Muhammad said "for every sickness there is a cure."
This means no illness should be regarded as helpless and
that research should stop at no limits.
This
belief motivated physicians and pharmacists to explore
nature and find the proper herb, plantation, roots or
minerals for the illness.
Pharmacology
in the world of Islam became a distinguished science from
chemistry and medicine.
Ibn
al-Baytar traveled in the middle east and Europe searching
for medicinal plants. His book, Singular Cures offers
many treatments.
His
greatest work was his
book, Compendium of Pharmacology. William Osler, who is
considered the father of modern medicine, said that works
such as the Compendium caused the Muslims to have a heavy
hand in influencing the direction of modern pharmacology.
25 (Carrison, F. H).
Muslims
in the 8th century invented the first true pharmacy. They
invented and used the paper filter, they added the extracts
of rose petals, orange blossom and lemon peel for flavor.
They
used alcohol for extracting the active ingredients from
herbs. Drugs were dispensed by prescriptions and prepared
by the pharmacists.
Pharmaceutical Packaging in Medieval Muslim Lands:
A Drug Jar
Ceramic, Syria, Late 13th Century
Goldstine
and Bammit said: In Baghdad alone there was sixty chemists'
shop dispensing drugs by prescription.
The
pharmacies wee regulated by government inspectors, al-Muhasib.
Fines were given to adulterated drugs.
Pharmacists
were required to obtain a license from the Governor of
the city.
Durant
says the Caliph established the first school of pharmacy
in Baghdad. This act is what inspired Goergi Zeidaon to
state that modern pharmacists are wholly indebted to the
early Muslims.
Routine
said that the Pharmacy was discovered and turned into
science by the Muslims of Spain and Baghdad, 80 pharmacies
were given license.
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