Lesser known Ayurvedic physicians of India from an Urdu book- "Rumoozul Atibba".

Husain, S A; Subhakta, P K; Bhatnagar, V K

Lesser known Ayurvedic physicians of India from an Urdu book- "Rumoozul Atibba".

Date

1996-01-01

Authors

Husain, S A

Subhakta, P K

Bhatnagar, V K

Abstract

In early 20th century some Urdu scholars tried to enrich urdu literature with medical history. They started compiling and publishing the biographies of the contemporary physicians along with their achievements. One of such works "Rumoozul Atibba" a rare book compiled by Hakim Fairozuddin in Urdu, published by 'Darul Kutub Rafiqul Atibba' and printed in 'Rifah-e-Aam Press' at Lahore in the year 1913 A.D. has been taken here. It contains about 150 short biographies of Ayurvedic and Unani physicians, out of which all the twenty biographies of Ayurvedic physicians given in it, have been presented in this article.

Citation

Husain SA, Subhakta PK, Bhatnagar VK. Lesser known Ayurvedic physicians of India from an Urdu book- "Rumoozul Atibba". Bulletin of the Indian Institute of History of Medicine (Hyderabad). 1996 ; 26(1-2): 49-58