[The use of Aloe and Urtica species in Avicenna's canon of medicine].

Abstract

Ibn-i Sînâ (Avicenna) is a famous Turkish philosopher who lived between the years 980-1037. He described Aloe and Urtica species besides many other drugs drogues, in his great book El Kanun fi't-Tibb (Canon of Medicine). In this study, we compare the use of Aloe and Urtica in El Kanun fi't-Tibb and today's science.