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239:, because they believed that when they were pressed hard, the animal became sleepy and lost its voice; but in our age it has been discovered that this accident does not proceed from pressing upon these arteries, but upon the nerves contiguous to them." He showed that the nerves proceed from the brain, and he divided them into two classes, those of the senses and those of motion. He considered the
377:, is valuable because its advice on how a doctor can gain information from a patient through questions offers a glimpse into the bedside manner of ancient physicians. Arabic writers have also preserved numerous fragments from his self-help manual
206:
Although Rufus was a voluminous author, the majority of his works no longer survive in full. The most recent attempt to publish his corpus as a whole remains C. Daremberg and E. Ruelle's
150:, although he at times criticized or departed from that author's teachings. While several of his writings survive in full and have been critically edited, most are fragmentary and lack
427:. This second copy of the manuscript ‘Risalah al Nabidh’ dated 1745 AD was derived from another manuscript dated 1291 AD which was based on an earlier translation by
424:
405:, and he was said by Galen to have been a diligent student of them, and to have always endeavored to preserve the ancient readings of the text.
254:, and especially by authors writing in Arabic, who appear to have translated or had access to Arabic translations of all of his works.
194:, for he makes personal comments about the citizenry's general health and specific diseases. He may then have established himself at
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Oeuvres de Rufus d'Éphèse: texte collationé sur les manuscrits, traduits pour la première fois en français, avec une introduction
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On
Whether the Frequent Imbibing of Medicaments at Banquets is Beneficial (M. fī hal kathrat sharb al-dawāʾ fī l-walāʾim nāfiʿ).
952:
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edited the second copy of the manuscript ‘Risalah al Nabidh’ dated 1745 AD with translation and detailed commentary.
914:. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2008, 340 pp.(Scripta Antiquitatis Posterioris ad Ethicam Religionemque pertinentia, 12).
841:‘Risalah al Nabidh’ of Rufus by Qusta bin Luqa, Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences, Aligarh, 2007 (
714:
Sideras, Alexander (1994). "Rufus von
Ephesos und sein Werk in Rahmen der antiken Medizin". In Haase, W. (ed.).
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162:. His teachings emphasize the importance of anatomy and seek pragmatic approaches to diagnosis and treatment.
937:
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Drugs to Treat the
Illnesses of the Kidneys and the Bladder (M. Fī adwiyat ʿilal al-kulā wa-l-mathānah).
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448:
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stated that a copy of the manuscript ‘Risalah al Nabidh’ is extant at present only in the
Library of
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and the elderly. He was particularly influential in the East, and some of his works survive only in
602:
On the
Occurrence of Shortness of Breath in Men (Fī annahu yaʿriḍu li-l-rijāl inqiṭāʿ al-tanaffus).
436:
221:. The work contains valuable information about the state of anatomical science before the time of
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210:(1879). Important studies of Rufus' corpus were subsequently published in the 20th century by
581:
Questions
Physicians Must Ask Patients (M. Fīmā yanbaghī li-l-ṭabīb an yasʾala ʿan al-ʿalīl).
420:
155:
154:. His writings explore subjects often neglected by other authors, such as the treatment of
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Regimen for those
Lacking Physicians (K. Tadbīr man lā yaḥḍuruhu al-ṭabīb), in two books.
575:
Chronic
Diseases according to Hippocrates (M. Fī l-amrāḍ al-muzminah ʿalā raʾy Abuqrāṭ).
179:
38:
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The
Disease of Dionysius, i.e. Suppuration (M. Fī ʿillat Diyūnūsiyūs wa-huwa al-qayḥ).
390:
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244:
151:
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The
Disease of Rabies (Maqālah fī ʿillah allatī yaʿriḍu maʿahā al-fazaʿ min al-māʾ).
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were then recently discovered, saying "The ancients called the arteries of the neck
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893:, Hornblower, Simon, and Anthony Spawforth ed. (Oxford University Press, 2003)
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To Potamonianus, On Vomiting (M. kataba bihā ilā M-ā-ṭ-w-n-y-w-n fī l-qayʾ).
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423:. But another copy of this manuscript is also preserved in the Library of
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The names of nearly one hundred works have been preserved by Galen, the
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The Treatment of Infertile Women (M. Fī ʿilāj allawātī lā yaḥbalna).
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Hospital Practices (M. Fī aʿmāl allatī tuʿmalu fī l-bīmāristānāt).
262:
both preserve a similar list of books by Rufus of Ephesus, though
270:. Most of his works have been lost. His surviving works include:
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139:
115:
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Chronic Diseases of the Liver (M. Fī ʿilal al-kibd al-muzminah).
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The Treatment of Epileptic Children (M. Fī ʿilāj ṣabī yuṣraʿu).
432:
412:
394:
318:
226:
175:
159:
63:
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Rufus von Ephesos: ein griechischer Arzt in trajanischer Zeit
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The Drug Named Liquorice (M. Fī l-ʿaqqār alladhī yudʿā sūsan)
500:
Pleurisy and Pneumonia (M. Fī dhāt al-janb wa-dhāt al-riʾah).
461:
On Naming the Parts of the Body (K. tasmiyat aʿḍāʾ al-insān).
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222:
187:
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On the Congestion of the Lungs (M. Fī l-nuzlah ilā l-riʾah).
451:(The Best Accounts of the Classes of Physicians 4.1.10.2):
251:
171:
491:
Precepts to Preserve Health (M. Fī qaḍāyā ḥifẓ al-ṣiḥḥah).
385:
Other fragments of his lost works are preserved by Galen,
455:
On Melancholy (K. al-Mālankhūliyā), written in two books.
401:. Rufus also provided commentary on some of the works of
560:
The Advice of the Physicians (M. Fī waṣāyā al-aṭībbāʾ).
467:
Jaundice and Yellow Bile (M. Fī al-yaraqān wa-l-marār).
442:
730:
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
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The Treatment of Amenorrhea (M. Fī iḥtibās al-ṭamth).
473:
On the Reduction of the Flesh (M. Fī tanqīṣ al-laḥm).
178:(98–117), which is probably correct, as Rufus quotes
170:
Little is known about Rufus's life. According to the
97:
Oeuvres de Rufus d'Éphèse (Works of Rufus of Ephesus)
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Diet for the Elderly (M. Fī tadbīr al-shaykhūkhah).
527:The Traveller's Regimen (M. Fī tadbīr al-musāfir).
470:Gout (M. Fī al-amrāḍ allatī taʿriḍu fī l-mafāṣil).
425:Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences
243:to be the seat of life, and noticed that the left
611:Diet for Pregnant Women (M. Fī tadbīr al-ḥabālā).
924:
229:to be absolutely useless. He intimated that the
198:, which was a centre of the medical profession.
889:, and Vivian Nutton, "Rufus of Ephesus", from
584:On Raising Children (M. Fī tarbiyat al-aṭfāl).
482:The Medicine of Hippocrates (K. Ṭibb Abuqrāṭ).
479:On Severe Throat Conditions (M. Fī l-dhubḥah).
217:Rufus' principal work on anatomy was entitled
37:Rufus of Ephesus, miniature of doctors in the
16:Late 1st and early 2nd century Greek physician
605:On Purchasing Slaves (M. Fī shirā l-mamālīk).
485:On the Use of Wine (M. Fī stiʿmāl al-sharāb).
578:Classes of Drugs (M. Fī marātib al-adwiyah).
910:Pormann, Peter E. (ed.). Rufus of Ephesus.
275:On the Names of the Parts of the Human Body
219:On the Names of the Parts of the Human Body
716:Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt
536:Lethal Drugs (M. Fī l-adwiyah al-qātilah).
503:On Regimen (M. Fī l-tadbīr), in two books.
497:On Quartan Fevers (M. Fī l-ḥummā al-ribʿ).
31:
783:
770:
545:Hard Swellings (M. Fī l-awrām al-ṣulbah).
146:, and patient care. He was an admirer of
91:
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644:"Texts and Translations – Word Doctors"
247:is smaller and thicker than the right.
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698:
509:On Medicine (K. al-Ṭibb), in one book.
447:The following titles are mentioned by
280:On Diseases of the Bladder and Kidneys
830:Geschichte des Arabischen Schrifttums
623:Intestinal Obstruction (M. Fī īlāws).
718:. Vol. 37. pp. 1077–1253.
506:On Coitus (K. al-Bāh), in one book.
443:Works mentioned by Ibn Abī Uṣaybiʿa
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687:Class. Auct. e Vatic. Codic. editi
674:Comment. in Hippocr. "Prorrhet. I.
626:On Epilepsy (M. Fī ʾ-b l-m-s-ī-ā).
614:On Indigestion (M. Fī l-tukhamah).
14:
969:
817:Comment. in Hippocr. Prorreht. I.
806:, i. 10. vol. xvii. pt. i. p. 849
338:Some of this lost works include:
118:late 1st and early 2nd centuries
587:Vertigo (M. Fī dawarān al-raʾs).
566:On Childbirth (M. Fī l-wilādah).
411:translated another treatise, on
891:The Oxford Classical Dictionary
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530:On Halitosis (M. Fī l-bakhar).
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75:
953:2nd-century Greek physicians
933:1st-century Greek physicians
860:"Brill's Scholarly Editions"
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620:On Sweating (M. Fī l-ʿaraq).
569:On Luxation (M. Fī l-khalʿ).
563:On Clysters (M. Fī l-ḥuqan).
554:On Wounds (M. Fī l-jarāḥāt).
7:
754:Robert J. Littman, (1996),
521:On Virgins (M. Fī l-abkār).
186:, and is himself quoted by
10:
974:
907:. London, Routledge, 2004.
819:, ii. 58, vol. xvi. p. 636
741:John Scarborough, (1993),
728:"Rufus Ephesius" entry in
676:, ii. 58. vol. xvi. p. 636
431:from the original text on
174:, he lived in the time of
699:Ilberg, Johannes (1930).
548:On Memory (M. Fī l-ḥifẓ).
518:On Sects (M. Fī l-firaq).
266:reports more titles than
190:. He probably studied at
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82:
71:
45:
30:
23:
958:Ancient ophthalmologists
630:
617:On Rue (M. Fī l-sadhāb).
590:On Urine (M. Fī l-bawl).
515:On Milk (M. Fī l-laban).
494:Epilepsy (M. Fī l-ṣarʿ).
437:Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman
363:On Injuries to the Limbs
353:On the Diet of Seafarers
201:
789:Vivian Nutton, (2004),
776:Vivian Nutton, (2004),
743:Roman Medicine to Galen
225:. Rufus considered the
214:and Alexander Sideras.
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756:Medicine in Alexandria
458:A work in forty books.
100:
943:Greek medical writers
793:, page 210. Routledge
780:, page 209. Routledge
435:by Rufus of Ephesus.
328:(in Latin and Arabic)
126:and author who wrote
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421:University of Aleppo
938:1st-century writers
524:Figs (M. Fī l-tīn).
381:(Πρὸς τοὺς ἰδιώτας)
373:His short treatise
348:On Ancient Medicine
101:
39:Vienna Dioscurides
948:Ancient Ephesians
847:978-81-901362-7-3
832:, Vol 3; page 273
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184:Dioscorides
148:Hippocrates
144:gynaecology
927:Categories
881:References
767:Suda ρ 241
663:Suda ρ 241
343:On Regimen
313:(in Latin)
296:Satyriasis
288:Greek text
192:Alexandria
83:Occupation
685:ap. Mai,
387:Oribasius
300:Gonorrhea
245:ventricle
136:pathology
132:dietetics
128:treatises
86:Physician
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49:c. 70 AD
869:25 June
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368:On Milk
311:On Gout
236:carotid
196:Ephesus
140:anatomy
52:Ephesus
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433:Nabidh
413:Nabidh
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156:slaves
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