Masawaiyh

Masawaiyh (also known as Mesue the Elder) was a Persian physician from the 9th century. He was born in 777 AD and died in 857 AD. He was a Nestorian Christian who served as the personal physician to the Abbasid caliphs Al-Ma'mun and Al-Mu'tasim. He is known for his works on ophthalmology and his medical recipes.

Early Life

Masawaiyh was born in 777 AD in Samarkand, a city in modern-day Uzbekistan. He was a Nestorian Christian, a sect of Christianity that was prevalent in the Middle East during the early centuries of Islam.

Career

Masawaiyh served as the personal physician to the Abbasid caliphs Al-Ma'mun and Al-Mu'tasim. He was known for his works on ophthalmology and his medical recipes. His works were translated into Latin and were used in Europe until the 17th century.

Works

Masawaiyh wrote several medical works, including:

• De Medicinis Universalibus et Particularibus - A book on general and specific medicines.
• De Oculis - A book on ophthalmology.
• Liber Medicinarum Particularium - A book on specific medicines.
• Liber de Simplicibus Medicinis - A book on simple medicines.

Legacy

Masawaiyh's works were translated into Latin and were used in Europe until the 17th century. His work on ophthalmology, De Oculis, was particularly influential and was used as a standard text in European medical schools for several centuries.

See Also

• History of medicine
• Medicine in the medieval Islamic world
• Ophthalmology

References

Masawaiyh Resources
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