Cairo Genizah : Medical

Medical (T-S AS 181.83)

Leaf from a work of materia medica, including a list of simples, their actions and uses as abortifacients, diuretics, emmenagogues, helminthicides, expectorants, soporifics and as local applications to heal ulceration of the skin.

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Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S AS 181.83
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Language(s): Arabic
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Note(s): The lemmata are written in larger script.
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 24.6 cm, width: 17 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: Torn, holes, rubbed
Layout: 23 lines
Provenance: Donated by Dr Solomon Schechter and his patron Dr Charles Taylor in 1898 as part of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection
Funding: The digitisation of the Taylor-Schechter Cairo Genizah Collection has been sponsored by the Jewish Manuscript Preservation Society, the Friedberg Genizah Project Inc., and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK.
Author(s) of the Record: CUL

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Information about this document

Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S AS 181.83
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Language(s): Arabic
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Note(s): The lemmata are written in larger script.
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 24.6 cm, width: 17 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: Torn, holes, rubbed
Layout: 23 lines
Provenance: Donated by Dr Solomon Schechter and his patron Dr Charles Taylor in 1898 as part of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection
Funding: The digitisation of the Taylor-Schechter Cairo Genizah Collection has been sponsored by the Jewish Manuscript Preservation Society, the Friedberg Genizah Project Inc., and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK.
Author(s) of the Record: CUL