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Muḥammad Qāsim Hindūšāh Firišta,
Dastūr al-aṭibbā’
[Preliminary Entry] Muḥammad Qāsim Hindūšāh Firišta (b. ca. 1570) migrated to India from Astarabad (Iran) when he was a child and is known primarily as an historian. He studied with an Indian teacher known as Caturbhuj-al-Hind and worked at the courts of Ahmadnagar and of Ibrāhīm ‘Ādil Šāh II (r. 1580-1627) of Bijapur. The Dastūr al-aṭibbā’, known also as Iḫtiyārāt-i Qāsimī, is a Persian manual on Indian medicine and pharmacology. The introduction summarizes the principles of Ayurvedic medicine, the first chapter is a dictionary of simple drugs and foods, the second describes compound drugs and the last deals with pathology and treatment.
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Manuscript:
Tehran, Majlis Library, pers. 5521/1.
.| Main Persian Title: | Dastūr al-aṭibbā’ |
| Author: | Muḥammad Qāsim Hindūšāh Firišta |
| Alternative Title(s): |
Iḫtiyārāt-i Qāsimī
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| Approximate period of composition: | 1580-1627 |