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The second Abbasid caliph al-Mansur collects rare books and materials in Arabic. Ancient Arabic, Greek, Persian, and Sanskrit texts find a new home at the Grand Library. Philosopher Ahead of His Time Abū Yūsuf Yaʻqūb ibn ʼIsḥāq aṣ-Ṣabbāḥ al-Kindī ( c.  801–873 AD) is an Arab He's known as the father of Arab philosophy. Scholars systematically translate a vast range of ancient texts into Arabic, ensuring critical knowledge

The latex or opium gum is scraped off and air-dried to produce opium. All parts of the poppy produce the gum. Herbology & Lore: Stinging Nettle Sacred Scarab: Lucky Bug of Ancient Egypt Arabian Leopard: Bronze Age

Wolfsbane (Aconitum) Ancient Poisons Elixir of Life: Alchemy & the Emperor Xanthan Gum & Plant Blight Linen, Hemp & Cotton - Fabrics of Ancient Egypt Alchemy: How to Make Rosaceum Oil Secrets of Xanthan Gum

Mercury and sulfur are defined by medieval Arabic alchemists as the elements making up all matter. fine powder like flour, 2 parts of lead for 1 of gold, then having mixed, they are incorporated with gum

Wolfsbane (Aconitum) Ancient Poisons Women of Alchemy - Mary the Jewess Al-Mi'raj: Unicorn Hare of Arabic The Arabic translation (9th century) contains no reference to Hermes.

Laughing Philosopher Ahead of His Time For example, work of Zosimos of Panopolis turns up translated to Arabic Ancient Greek Astrology & Astronomy Jabir ibn Hayyan: Alchemy of Islam Giant Cinnamon Birds of Arabia Dioscorides: Natural Medicine of Ancients Al-Mi'raj: Unicorn Hare of Arab Myth Active Imagination: Creative

Dammar gum comes from Dipterocarpaceae in India and Southeast Asia.

early distillation methods to extract stronger alcohol content, leading to creation of drinks like arak Medical texts from the Arabic world highlight the importance of distilled remedies.

The influence of Arabic star names persists, a sign of the Islamic contributions to the fields of astronomy

fine powder like flour, 2 parts of lead for 1 of gold, then having mixed, they are incorporated with gum

Magnetite: Ubiquitous Iron Ore with Soul Herbal Remedies in Medieval Alchemy Xanthan Gum & Plant Blight

Much of Zosimos' work, for example, is discovered 1993 AD due to its translation to Arabic. writings attributed to Agathodaimon the alchemist from Alexandria are preserved as quotations in later Arabic Rose Books The wealth of knowledge accumulated by the Alexandrians eventually finds its way to the Arab The term "alchemy" has Arabic origins, highlighting Arab scholars' contributions to Western alchemical