His synthesis was in turn based on Galen's Ars Medica (Techne iatrike) and thus became known in Europe as Isagoge Ioannitii ad Tegni Galieni (Hunayn's Introduction to the Art of Galen).
Hunayn's synthesis was based on Galen's medical writings, leading to its European designation as "Isagoge Ioannitii ad Tegni Galieni" (Hunayn's Introduction to the Art of Galen).