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Throughout history, women served as crucial yet neglected custodians in preserving and transmitting Islamic medicinal knowledge. In the golden age of Islamic civilization, when experts from Baghdad to Andalusia advanced medicine, botany, and pharmacology, women were not merely passive recipients of this knowledge—as caretakers, mentors, and chroniclers. In homes, hospitals, and marketplaces, women cared for the sick using herbal remedies passed down through generations. They gathered herbs, crafted ointments and elixirs, and documented clinical effects about the effects of different treatments.

Many women received training from male mentors and later instructed students, especially in areas where cultural norms forbade women from consulting male doctors. Female healers were deeply respected among female patients who often felt more comfortable consulting them for private or sensitive health issues. In cities like Damascus, Fez, and Toledo, women oversaw medical institutions and dispensaries, overseeing the compounding and dispensing remedies. Some even composed detailed manuals on healing, though their names were sometimes omitted from historical records.

These women relied on spoken lore, copied scrolls, and personal apprenticeships to preserve their knowledge. Their work ensured that remedies for labor and delivery, gastrointestinal disorders, and dermatological issues were kept alive through generations. The knowledge they safeguarded was later integrated into broader medical texts and impacted European and global medicine.

Today, as interest grows in indigenous medical practices, the contributions of these women warrant a revival of honor. Their legacy reminds us that the preservation of knowledge is not only the work of famous scholars in grand institutions but also of everyday women who practiced medicine with care, patience, and deep understanding. Recognizing their role helps us see the complete tapestry of Islamic medical history and داروهای طب اسلامی honors the enduring strength of women as keepers of wisdom.