Kitāb al-bāh

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Kitāb al-bāh is a medieval Arabic medical treatise, traditionally attributed to the physician Ibn al-Jazzar, that focuses on sexual health, potency, and related therapeutic remedies.

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instanceOf medieval Arabic medical treatise ⓘ
sexual medicine text ⓘ
addresses both male and female sexual health issues ⓘ
aimsTo preserve reproductive health ⓘ
restore sexual potency ⓘ
associatedCulture Islamic medicine ⓘ
associatedPlace Ifriqiya ⓘ
linked to: North Africa
attributionStatus traditionally attributed ⓘ
circulation manuscript tradition ⓘ
concerns benefits of moderate intercourse ⓘ
effects of age on sexual capacity ⓘ
effects of climate and seasons on sexual function ⓘ
harm of excessive intercourse ⓘ
field medicine ⓘ
pharmacology ⓘ
sexual health ⓘ
focusesOn causes of sexual weakness ⓘ
regulation of diet and lifestyle for sexual vigor ⓘ
treatment of sexual weakness ⓘ
genre adab al-jins (erotic-medical literature) ⓘ
medical treatise ⓘ
historicalSignificance early example of specialized treatise on sexual medicine in Arabic ⓘ
includes advice on coitus and moderation ⓘ
lists of compound drugs ⓘ
regimens for strengthening semen ⓘ
simple drugs ⓘ
influencedBy earlier Arabic medical tradition ⓘ
earlier Greek medical writings ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
medicalFramework humoral balance and temperament (mizāj) ⓘ
period medieval Islamic period ⓘ
prescribes compound pharmacological preparations ⓘ
dietary recommendations ⓘ
herbal remedies ⓘ
relatedWork Zād al-musāfir wa-qūt al-ḥāḍir (by Ibn al-Jazzar) ⓘ
subjectOf modern scholarly studies on Islamic sexual medicine ⓘ
titleInArabic كتاب الباه ⓘ
topic aphrodisiacs ⓘ
dietary regimens for sexual health ⓘ
erectile dysfunction ⓘ
infertility ⓘ
libido ⓘ
sexual potency ⓘ
therapeutic remedies for sexual disorders ⓘ
traditionalAuthor Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Abī Khālid al-Jazzār (Ibn al-Jazzar) ⓘ
linked to: Ibn al-Jazzar

Ibn al-Jazzar ⓘ
usesSource Galenic medicine ⓘ
humoral theory ⓘ

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Ibn al-Jazzar → notableWork → Kitāb al-bāh ⓘ