The Canon of Medicine is very rich in content, which not only inherits the Greek classical medical heritage, but also absorbs the medical achievements of ancient China and India. This treasure house of medical knowledge represents the highest achievement of Arab medicine at that time.

The book is about1100,000, and * * * is divided into five volumes, each of which is divided into several chapters. Volume 1 is the general introduction, which comprehensively summarizes the definition, basic theory and general methods of medicine, focuses on the relationship between human body structure, diseases and natural environment, and creatively divides human diseases into brain, internal medicine, neurology, chest, gynecology, surgery and ophthalmology. The causes and symptoms of various diseases are described in detail. The second is pharmacology. There are as many as 670 kinds of drugs listed in the book, and their properties, efficacy and uses are described in detail. The distillation method of filtering or boiling water and the method of making alcohol are also recorded. The third volume is pathology, in which the etiology and pathology of meningitis, stroke and gastric ulcer are scientifically analyzed. It is pointed out that diseases such as plague, pulmonary nodules, measles and smallpox are caused by pathogens invisible to the naked eye, and pathogenic substances (microorganisms) spread through soil, water and air. Volume 4 deals with various fever, epidemic and surgical symptoms. The book puts forward the prevention and health care measures of epidemic diseases. Volume 5 is diagnosis; Treatment method and formula. The book advocates that the treatment of diseases should be combined with health preservation, drugs and surgery, and describes diagnostic methods such as pulse-taking, symptom observation, stool and urine examination. There are 48 kinds of pulse conditions in pulse diagnosis, among which 35 kinds are consistent with Pulse Classic written by Wang Shuhe, a doctor of Jin Dynasty in China. The diagnosis and treatment methods of diabetes in traditional Chinese medicine are also described in the Medical Code. The removal of bladder stones and tracheal stones is also recorded. The dosage form, dosage and preparation method of ointment, pill, powder, liquid preparation and medicine are introduced in detail. The Canon of Medicine not only summarizes the rich clinical experience of Arabic medicine, but also establishes a systematic medical theoretical system.