960-1037AD (Arabic: Ibn Sina). Famous Arabian physician. His medical system, The Canon, based largely on herbs, was for centuries a standard for the teaching and practice of Arabian medicine. His Advia-I-Qalbia (Precious Book of Heart Remedies) is being re-discovered and approved by Arabian medical scientists. Avicenna, himself, attached great importance to his description of 62 cardiac medicines. He was the first to note the sweet taste of the urine of diabetes.
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