Medical Works of Moses Maimonides: New English Translations based on the Critical Editions of the Arabic Manuscripts

Gerrit Bos (Ph.D. 1989) is Professor Emeritus of Jewish Studies at the University of Cologne, Germany. He has widely published in the fields of Jewish studies, Islamic studies, and medieval science and medicine in Arabic and Hebrew texts.

• PrefaceIntroduction1 On AsthmaChapter One: On the best regimen in generalChapter Two: On the provision of rules concerning the foods to be eaten or avoided in relation to this diseaseChapter Three: On the different kinds of food that should be avoided or consumed, selected from those foods that are readily available and common among usChapter Four: On the composition of different dishes which are beneficial in this diseaseChapter Five: On the quantity of foodChapter Six: On the times of day for the consumption of foodChapter Seven: On beveragesChapter Eight: On the proper regimen in connection with the air and movements of the soulChapter Nine: On the proper regimen for retention and evacuationChapter Ten: On the proper regimen regarding sleep and waking, bathing, massage, and sexual intercourseChapter Eleven: On the provision of rules for the treatment of this diseaseChapter Twelve: On the composition of drugs necessary for every different kind of this disease, according to the scope of this treatiseChapter Thirteen: On the provision of rules, few in number but of great help for people in general, concerning the regimen of health and the healing of diseases; in hortatory form2 On Poisons and the Protection against Lethal DrugsThe First Chapter of the First Part: Concerning the regimen of someone bitten in generalThe Second Chapter of the First Part: Concerning the simple and compound topical remedies that are put on the site of the biteThe Third Chapter of the First Part: Concerning the simple remedies that are beneficial for the bite of all kinds of verminThe Fourth Chapter of the First Part: On the compound remedies beneficial against bites and stingsThe Fifth Chapter of the First Part: Concerning the specific treatment of someone bitten by a certain animalThe Sixth Chapter of the First Part: Concerning the foods to be given to bite victims in general and in particular, and certain remedies with specific properties which are fitting for this purposeThe First Chapter of the Second Part: On the prophylaxis against deadly poisonsThe Second Chapter of the Second Part: Concerning the regimen in general of someone who took a deadly poison or who suspects that he took itThe Third Chapter of the Second Part: Concerning the simple and compound remedies that are generally beneficial for someone who took poisonThe Fourth Chapter of the Second Part: On the regimen for someone who knows which poison he took3 On HemorrhoidsChapter One: A general discussion of the improvement of the digestionsChapter Two: On the food from which one should refrain because of this illnessChapter Three: On the foods that one should aim for because of this illnessChapter Four: On the simple and compound drugs that one should regularly takeChapter Five: On topical remedies which should be taken repeatedly as wellChapter Six: On that which one should rely upon when this disease flares upChapter Seven: On the fumigations that should be prescribed for this illness4 On Rules Regarding the Practical Part of the Medical Art5 Medical AphorismsThe First Treatise: Containing aphorisms concerning the subject of the medical art, by which I mean the form of the organs of the human body and their functions and facultiesThe Second Treatise: Containing aphorisms concerning the humorsThe Third Treatise: Containing aphorisms concerning the principles of the art and general rulesThe Fourth Treatise: Containing aphorisms concerning the pulse and the prognostic signs to be derived from itThe Fifth Treatise: Containing aphorisms concerning the prognostic signs to be derived from the urineThe Sixth Treatise: Containing aphorisms concerning the other prognostic signsThe Seventh Treatise: Containing aphorisms concerning the causes of diseases which are often not known or which are discussed in a confused wayThe Eighth Treatise: Containing aphorisms concerning the correct regimen for the healing of diseases in generalThe Ninth Treatise: Containing aphorisms concerning specific diseasesThe Tenth Treatise: Containing aphorisms concerning feversThe Eleventh Treatise: Containing aphorisms concerning the periods and crisis of a diseaseThe Twelfth Treatise: Containing aphorisms concerning evacuation by means of bloodlettingThe Thirteenth Treatise: Containing aphorisms concerning evacuations by means of purgatives and enemasThe Fourteenth Treatise: Containing aphorisms concerning vomitingThe Fifteenth Treatise: Containing aphorisms concerning surgeryThe Sixteenth Treatise: Containing aphorisms concerning womenThe Seventeenth Treatise: Containing aphorisms concerning the regimen of health in generalThe Eighteenth Treatise: Containing aphorisms concerning physical exerciseThe Nineteenth Treatise: Containing aphorisms concerning bathingThe Twentieth Treatise: Containing aphorisms concerning foods, beverages, and their consumptionThe Twenty-First Treatise: Containing aphorisms concerning drugsThe Twenty-Second Treatise: Containing aphorisms concerning the specific properties of remediesThe Twenty-Third Treatise: Containing aphorisms concerning the differences between well-known diseases and the elucidation of technical terms that are well known to the physicians but whose exact meanings are sometimes unknown to themThe Twenty-Fourth Treatise: Containing curiosities, which feature and are related in the medical books, and unusual, rare occurrencesThe Twenty-fifth Treatise: Containing some doubts that befell me concerning Galen’s words6 On Coitus7 On the Regimen of HealthChapter One: On the regimen of health in general, with respect to all people, in a few wordsChapter Two: On the regimen of sick people in general, when no physician can be found, or when the available physician is such that one cannot rely upon his knowledgeChapter Three: On the regimen of my Master in particular, according to the symptoms he complains aboutChapter Four: Consisting of sections in the form of hortatory rules that are useful in general and in particular for healthy and sick people in all places and all times8 On the Elucidation of Some Symptoms and the Response to Them (Formerly Known as On the Causes of Symptoms)9 Commentary on Hippocrates’ AphorismsThe First Part of the Commentary on Hippocrates’ AphorismsThe Second Part of the Commentary on Hippocrates’ AphorismsThe Third Part of the Commentary on Hippocrates’ AphorismsThe Fourth Part of the Commentary on Hippocrates’ AphorismsThe Fifth Part of the Commentary on Hippocrates’ AphorismsThe Sixth Part of the Commentary on Hippocrates’ AphorismsThe Seventh Part of the Commentary on Hippocrates’ AphorismsGlossary of Technical TermsGlossary of Weights and MeasuresSiglaIndex of Quoted Physicians, Philosophers, and Their WorksIndex of Diseases and AfflictionsIndex of Medicinal Products, Dishes, and Their Ingredients and Components (Including Poisons)