Download or read book Mysteries of the Apostles' Ointment from the Formula in Avicenna's Canon of Medicine written by Laleh Bakhtiar and published by Avicenna Time. This book was released on 2015-02-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Volume 5 of The Canon of Medicine: Pharmacopia, Avicenna (980-1037 CE), the most famous physician of the Middle Ages, writes about a mysterious dodecapharmacum healing ointment called The Apostles' Ointment. The ointment is based on the humoural theory of hot, cold, wet, and dry. According to tradition, each of the Apostles offers one ingredient. The resulting ointment has great medicinal value and according to the Four Gospels, was used by a woman to anoint Jesus at Bethany. Was this woman Mary Magdalene? From what Greek text did Avicenna obtain this formula? Discover these mysteries and the natural healing properties of each of the ingredients through the extraordinary work of Avicenna.