ala - al - din abu al - hassan ali ibn abi - hazm al - qarshi al - dimashqi , known as ibn al - nafis ( 1210 - 1288 ad ) , was a muslim syrian physician primarily famous for being the first to describe the pulmonary circulation of the blood .
the most voluminous of his books is alshamel fi sanaat tebbiat , which is a comprehensive medical encyclopedia .
the aim of this review article , as a tribute to ibn al - nafis , was to introduce his valuable but neglected encyclopedia of materia medica .
ibn al - nafis traditional approach in his  alshamel fi sanaat tebbiat  book is studied in the present article .
alshamel fi sanaat tebbiat covers three branches of knowledge . the first category is devoted to theoretical traditional medicine .
the third category is on materia medica covering the aspect of unani medicine , from which only 28 volumes of the comprehensive book on the traditional medicine have been found so far .
the latter , introduces mono - ingredient medications in alphabetical order . each chapter , in several parts ,
is dedicated to the botanical characteristics and nature of each mono - ingredient medication . in addition
, this book explains traditional pharmacokinetic of every single medication for each human body organs .
based on pharmaco - mechanistic perspective on alshamel fi sanaat tebbiat , it could be considered as the main reference book on traditional medicine and pharmacy , worthy of revival .
 background : ala - al - din abu al - hassan ali ibn abi - hazm al - qarshi al - dimashqi , known as ibn al - nafis ( 1210 - 1288 ad ) , was a muslim syrian physician primarily famous for being the first to describe the pulmonary circulation of the blood . 
 the most voluminous of his books is alshamel fi sanaat tebbiat , which is a comprehensive medical encyclopedia . 
 it comprised 300 volumes of notes , from which only 80 volumes are published . 
 his writings are cataloged in many libraries around the world . 
 the aim of this review article , as a tribute to ibn al - nafis , was to introduce his valuable but neglected encyclopedia of materia medica.methods:ibn al - nafis traditional approach in his  alshamel fi sanaat tebbiat  book is studied in the present article.results:alshamel 
 fi sanaat tebbiat covers three branches of knowledge . 
 the first category is devoted to theoretical traditional medicine . 
 the second is in four sections where much of it is not available yet . 
 the third category is on materia medica covering the aspect of unani medicine , from which only 28 volumes of the comprehensive book on the traditional medicine have been found so far . 
 the latter , introduces mono - ingredient medications in alphabetical order . each chapter , in several parts , 
 is dedicated to the botanical characteristics and nature of each mono - ingredient medication . 
 in addition , this book explains traditional pharmacokinetic of every single medication for each human body organs.conclusion:based on pharmaco - mechanistic perspective on alshamel fi sanaat tebbiat , it could be considered as the main reference book on traditional medicine and pharmacy , worthy of revival . 
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