HISTORICAL CIRCUIT OF MEDICAL SCIENCE IN THEANCIENT IRAN: ASURVEY TO SAMANID ERA

Medicine is one the most important sciences of human knowledge and also it has
communication with human life and survival and contains special position in the social institutes and
organizations. Historical investigators relate medical science root to religion, mythology, traditions and
human ceremonies and manners. In Avesta scripture, we can observe medical mythology scenes that
show the attention of people in Ancient Iran to hygiene and medical patterns. According to the ancient
case, medical science in the historical era faced basic changes. In Sasanid era, famous physicians such
as Muhammad Ibn-e- Zakarya and Abu Ali Sina provided inevitable outcomes to sciences enrichment.
So authors in current study investigated medical science position in Sasanid era.
Materials & Methods: This study was analytical- descriptive. Related information of the subjects was
gathered by library investigation and the information was analyzed in raw data after fishing. Used
references according to primitive and last historical importance and validity were classified and
evaluated.
Results: Samanids tried to survive the ancient symbols by continuing cultural affairs. Samanids survey
is observable in the Iranian cultural roots, medical, literature, music, handcrafts, medicine and chemistry
science.
Conclusion: By browsing the remained documents from the ancient era, we can determine the
importance of the medical training and knowledge. Attention to medical science training in Iran ancient
era and next stages such as Sasanid era show Iranian civilization and cultural dynamic against other
contemporary civilizations and cultures. The valuable work of Muhammad Ibn-e- Zakarya and Abu Ali
Sina changed Sasanid medicine to international level. The main role of physicians is not forgotten in the
cultural revival of medical science