Kapronczay Károly szerk.: Orvostörténeti Közlemények 194-195. (Budapest, 2006)

TANULMÁNYOK — ARTICLES - KÁROLY, László: A Seventeenth-Century Chaghatay Treatise on Medicine

• köp yegänlärnih mïda-sï za'ïfbolgay wa hasta-lar andïn paydâ bolgay wa badan za'ïf bolub qursaqïna yel paydâ bolgay wa agïzdïn yaman is kelgäy wa yüzi sarïg bolgay wa ta'

äm ana sinilmägäy 'if a man eats a lot, his stomach will be weak. Because of this, diseases will appear. As the body is weak, wind will appear in his intestines, bad odour will come from his mouth, paleness will come to his face, and his food will be indigestible' (9r8-l 1) 9r2 awwalgi bäb Chapter One 10r9 ekinci bäb hamäm-ga kirmäk-nih Chapter Two on Going to the Bath bayän'ida Chapter 3 is basically a pharmacopoeia. It is the longest chapter, containing several formulas. The decoctions, drugs and other specifics are described in the following sequence: (1) the list of ingredients and their amounts, (2) the method of preparation, (3) the dosage and (4) the advantages. • itrïfal halTla-i basn-din wa halTla-i kabulï-din wa alma-din wa turbid-i safëd-i mujawwafdïn wa zanjabïl-din har biri-din eki misqäl alïb yancïb äyläb bädäm yagibilä bulgab 'asali mastakà qosub ol kün har kündä eki misqäl asasa näß' erür 'a myrobalan-electuary: myrobalan of Basra, myrobalan of Kabul, apple, hollowed moon vine, ginger. Take two misqäls of every one. Pound and mingle them. Stir with almond-oil and mix with mastic-honey. If you eat two misqäls that day and every day, it will be useful' (16v6-10) 12r7 bâb ma'jûn-larnïn bayän'ida Chapter on Medicaments Chapters 4 to 29 are on the special pathology of the organs. 18rll törtünői bäb bas agfiqï-mn 'iläfi-nin Chapter Four on the Medication of Hcadbayäni'da ache 1

9v 13 besinci bäb köz agrïgnï 'iläfi-nih Chapter Five on the Medication of Pain of bayän'ida the Eyes 24r3 altïncï

bäb qulaq agrïg'i

bayän'ida Chapter Six on Earache 26r9 yetinci bäb yüznün mu'âlaja-sï-nïn Chapter Seven on Treatment of the Face bayän'ida 27r2 sekizinci bäb tïs-larnï 'iläj'i Chapter Eight. The Medication of Teeth 28r6 fasl fis aqartmak bayän'ida Subdivision on the Extraction of Teeth 28v6 toquzunci

bäb laqwa 'ilajï-nïn bayän'ida Chapter Nine on the Medication of Facial Paralysis 29v6 onuncï bäb yüzdä bolgan maraz-larnïn Chapter Ten on the Diseases of the Face bayän'ida 30vl0 on birinci bäb qolansan'i

bayän'ida Chapter Eleven on the Unpleasant Smell of Sweat 31r5 on ekinci bäb agïznïh is kelgän-nin Chapter Twelve. The Treatment of Odour mu'âlaja-sï coming from the Mouth