The article “Arab medicine in practice and theory - counteracting the feeling of fatigue during Hajj based on selected fragments from "Risala" Qusṭā ibn Lūqā - outline of the problem” presents medieval Arab medicine, both from the theoretical and practical aspects based on Qusṭā ibn Lūqā – Risāla Fī Tadbīr Safar Al-ḥajj. The author presents the physicians profile, as written by Ar- Razii, who must know both the practical skills as well as having a wide theoretical knowledge. This article shows Arab medicine within its historical context. For discussion of the issue selected examples are derived from Qusta ibn Luqa treatises.
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