QustI?a ibn Luqa's Medical Regime for the Pilgrims to Mecca: The Risala fi tadbir safar al-hI?ajj

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This work by Qustūā Ibn Lūqā, the only known health guide for the pilgrim to Mecca, discusses in a concise and logical manner the best regime for the traveller, the diseases which may befall him and their treatment. It is an eloquent witness to the author's profound knowledge of the works of ancient physicians, especially those of the Byzantine physician Paul of Aegina. After an exposition of the best regimen for the traveller, Qustūā mentions the different diseases which may befall him, namely, fatigue, earache,...

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This work by Qustūā Ibn Lūqā, the only known health guide for the pilgrim to Mecca, discusses in a concise and logical manner the best regime for the traveller, the diseases which may befall him and their treatment. It is an eloquent witness to the author's profound knowledge of the works of ancient physicians, especially those of the Byzantine physician Paul of Aegina. After an exposition of the best regimen for the traveller, Qustūā mentions the different diseases which may befall him, namely, fatigue, earache, diseases of the bronchial tubes and those caused by dust. Recommended remedies are simple and compound drugs, bathing and massage. Qustūā then discusses criteria to determine the quality of water, means to improve bad water, and means to quench one's thirst. In the next chapters Qustūā treats the prophylaxis against vermin and the treatment of stings and bites caused by them. After a lucid exposition of spontaneous generation, Qustūā concludes his treatise by discussing the occurrence of the Dracunculus medinensis and its treatment.

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Gerrit Bos, Ph.D. (1989) at the Vrije Universiteit, thesis: The Treatise of Qustūā Ibn Lūqā on the Regimen during the Pilgrimage to Mecca.

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Table of Contents

I Introduction 1
1 Biography 1
2 Literary activity 2
3 Manuscripts of the Risala 3
4 Literary genre to which the Risala belongs 5
5 Survey and evaluation of the content of Risala 6
II Arabic text and translation 13
III Commentary 85
Index of terms 159
a. Arabic 159
b. English 165
Index of names 170
a. Arabic 170
b. English 170
Glossary of materia medica 172
Bibliography and abbreviations 179
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