Anesthetic and analgesic practices in Avicenna's Canon of Medicine

被引：17

作者：

Aziz, E ^{[1
]}

Nathan, B ^{[1
]}

McKeever, J ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Guys & St Thomas Hosp, London SE1 9RT, England

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE | 2000年 / 28卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1142/S0192415X00000180

中图分类号：

R [医药、卫生];

学科分类号：

10 ;

摘要：

Anesthetic and analgesic practices during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance are presented from a translation of the relevant sections of the Canon of Medicine by Avicenna (980-1037) one of the most widely read and authoritative textbooks of the period. Avicenna described tracheotomy, oropharyngeal intubation and a method for clearing upper airway secretions for the treatment of strider and respiratory distress. He also identified certain plants with pharmacological action such as mandragora or nightshade, opium and henbane and gives various recipes for inducing both anesthesia and analgesia before surgery.

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页码：147 / 151

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