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Vol. 2: Published for the first time in English alphabetical order, vol. 2 (of the 5 original volumes) of "Canon of Medicine" (Law of Natural Healing), is an essential addition to the history of medicine as it holds a treasure of information on natural pharmaceuticals used for over 1000 years to heal various diseases and disorders. Fully color illustrated with a 150 page, 7000 word index of the healing properties of each of the entries, the text itself is an alphabetical listing of the natural pharmaceuticals of the simple compounds. By simple compounds, Avicenna includes the individual plants, herbs, animals and minerals that have healing properties. Avicenna lists 800 tested natural pharmaceuticals including plant, animal and mineral substances. The compiler has included the Latin, Persian and Arabic names of the drugs along with artistic renderings of the drugs as illustrations as well as Avicenna's Tables or Grid for each entry that describes the individual, specific qualities of simple drugs.

After a general introduction, Avicenna in his Law of Natural Healing (Canon of Medicine), Lecture 9, introduces the signs of internal disease, the distinction between the disease and its secondary effects, the diagnostic signs of the temperaments, evidence of the four primary intemperaments and signs of a harmonious temperament as well as other diagnostic signs to consider. It also contains O. Cameron Gruner's extensive endnotes.

"A beautifully illustrated introduction to Sufism, the mystic tradition of Islam. Sufism is the inner dimension of Islam, expressing hidden archetypes in concrete symbols. To the Sufi, both the ritual of the worshipper and the work of the craftsman evoke the life that resides within all things: the preparedness of matter to answer the call of God. The basis of Sufism, as of all Islam, lies in the twin doctrines of the Unity of Being ("There is no god but God") and the Universal Prototype ("Muhammad is the Prophet of God"). Through the Sufi themes of the descending arc of Creation, the foundation of the human soul, and its return through the ascending arc of the Quest, Laleh Bakhtiar brings to light the spiritual reality that underlies the forms and rhythms of the Islamic tradition. Her introduction is suitable for both novice and experienced readers." -- Publisher.

Includes al-Ghazzali's summary of his Revival entitled The alchemy of happiness.

Avicenna in his Law of Natural Healing (Canon of Medicine), Lecture 13, written over 1000 years ago was concerned with the elderly and environmental changes to the same extent we are today. It also contains O. Cameron Gruner's extensive endnotes.

As one reads this book, he or she will be amazed how little the prescription for healthy living has changed from 1000 years ago, particularly in regard to childbirth and infancy. Avicenna in his Law of Natural Healing (Canon of Medicine), Lecture 11, describes childbirth and infancy. It also contains O. Cameron Gruner's extensive endnotes.

The breath plays a most important role in natural healing or traditional medicine. Avicenna in his Law of Natural Healing (Canon of Medicine), Lecture 6, describes its origin, forms, sources and relations to being. It also contains O. Cameron Gruner's extensive endnotes.

Perhaps the most important diagnostic tool in the natural healing or medicine of Avicenna, in particular, and traditional medicines in general, is that of the pulse. Avicenna in his Law of Natural Healing (Canon of Medicine), Lecture 10, describes the various types in great detail. It also contains O. Cameron Gruner's extensive endnotes.

This bookdiscusses how Ardalan formed his ideas on therelationship between Islamic cosmology andarchitecture and how the Sufi's doctrine was appliedin determining his view. Finally, this book outlinesthe differences between Ardalan's view and that ofother scholars on architecture and Islam.