3 The History of Islamic Medicine at a Glance1 Zahra Tayarani-Najaran*, Nilufar Tayarani-Najaran† and Seyed Ahmad Emami‡ *Department of Pharmacodynamics and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad, University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran †Department of Dental Prosthesis, School of Dentistry, Mashhad, University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran ‡Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad, University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran