A millennium after his life, Avicenna remains one of the most highly regarded physicians of all time. His _Canon of Medicine_, also known as the _Qanun_, is one of the most famous and influential books in the history of medicine, forming the basis for our modern understanding of human health and disease. It focused not simply on the treatment of symptoms, but on finding the cause of illness through humoral diagnosis—a method still used in traditional Unani and Ayurvedic medicines in India. Avicenna's _Canon_, originally written in Arabic, was long ago translated into Latin, Persian, and Urdu, yet many of the inaccuracies from those first translations linger in current English translations. This volume was translated directly from the original Arabic and includes detailed commentary to explain current biomedical interpretations of Avicenna's theories and ways to apply his treatments today, particularly for individualized medicine. It shows how Avicenna's understanding of…
