Ibn Al-Baitar’s major contribution

"Kitab al-Jami fi al-Adwiya al-Mufrada"
Ibn al-Baitar’s major contribution is "Kitab al-Jami fi al-Adwiya al-Mufrada" ( _ar. كتاب الجمع في الأدوية المفردة), which is considered one of the greatest botanical compilations in history, and was a botanical authority for centuries. It was also a pharmaceutical encyclopedia and contains details on at least listing 1,400 plants, foods, and drugs, 300 of which were his own original discoveries. His work was translated into Latin in 1758 and was being used in Europe up until the early 19th century. [Diane Boulanger (2002), "The Islamic Contribution to Science, Mathematics and Technology", "OISE Papers", in "STSE Education", Vol. 3.] The book also contains references to 150 other previous Arabic authors as well as 20 previous Greek authors.Russell McNeil, [http://www.mala.bc.ca/~mcneil/baitart.htm Ibn al-Baitar] , Malaspina University-College.]

"Kitab al-Mlughni fi al-Adwiya al-Mufrada"
Ibn Al-Baitar’s second major work is "Kitab al-Mlughni fi al-Adwiya al-Mufrada" which is an encyclopedia of Islamic medicine, which incorporates his knowledge of plants extensively for the treatment of various ailments, including diseases related to the head, ear, eye, etc.


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