: Secondary Metabolites Exploration on Cold Temperament of Plants According to Ibn Sina in AlQanun Fil Tibb
Ofa Suzanti Betha, Ismiarni Komala, Nimas Cahya Sukma Utari

UIN Syarif Hidayatullah

Abstract

Al-Qanun Fi^l-Tibb, also known as the Canon of Medicine, is one of Ibn Sina^s important scientific works with comprehensive medical principles. The second of the five books contains a monograph of a single medicinal ingredient in the form of materia medica which is associated with miz&#257-j (&#1605-&#1586-&#1575-&#1580-) or maz&#257-j (&#1605-&#1586-&#1580-) or often referred to as temperament (hot, cold, humid, and dry, or a combination) as a parameter to determine the type of drug to be administered. Meanwhile, the aspects of the secondary metabolite components contained in the drug ingredients have not been explained. This study aims to explore the secondary metabolite components of medicinal ingredients derived from cold-tempered plants listed in the second book of Al-Qanun fil Tibb. This study uses a literature review method. Exploration of 59 cold-tempered plants resulted in an illustration that these plants generally contain 4 groups of secondary metabolite components including- phenolic compounds, terpenes, nitrogen compounds and fatty acids. Phenolics are the main secondary metabolite components that are mostly found in cold-tempered plants.

Keywords: Ibn Sina, Canon of Medicine, AlQanun fil Tibb, Secondary metabolite,

Topic: Pharmaceutical Sciences