Editing Maimonides (section)

===Medical works===
Maimonides' achievements in the medical field are well known, and are cited by many medieval authors. One of his more important medical works is his ''Guide to Good Health'' ({{lang|la|Regimen Sanitatis}}), which he composed in Arabic for the Sultan [[Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din|al-Afdal]], son of [[Saladin]], who suffered from [[Depression (mood)|depression]].<ref>Maimonides (1963), Introduction, p. XIV</ref> The work was translated into Latin, and published in Florence in 1477, becoming the first medical book to appear in print there.<ref>Maimonides (1963), Preface, p. VI</ref> While his prescriptions may have become obsolete, "his ideas about preventive medicine, public hygiene, approach to the suffering patient, and the preservation of the health of the soul have not become obsolete."<ref>Maimonides (1963), Preface, p. VII</ref> Maimonides wrote ten known medical works in [[Arabic]] that have been translated by the [[Jewish medical ethics|Jewish medical ethicist]] [[Fred Rosner]] into contemporary English.<ref name=rosner/><ref>Volume 5 translated by Barzel (foreword by Rosner).</ref> Lectures, conferences and research on Maimonides, even recently in the 21st century, have been done at medical universities in [[Morocco]].
*{{lang|la|Regimen Sanitatis}}, Suessmann Muntner (ed.), [[Mossad Harav Kook]]: Jerusalem 1963 (translated into Hebrew by [[Moses ibn Tibbon|Moshe Ibn Tibbon]]) ({{OCLC|729184001}})
* ''The Art of Cure – Extracts from Galen'' (Barzel, 1992, Vol. 5)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160128032218/http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/6/6/4/2/3/0/webimg/873411911_o.jpg Title page], [https://web.archive.org/web/20160128032227/http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/6/6/4/2/3/0/webimg/873411923_o.jpg TOC].</ref> is essentially an extract of [[Galen]]'s extensive writings.
* ''Commentary on the Aphorisms of Hippocrates'' (Rosner, 1987, Vol. 2; Hebrew:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.otzar.org/wotzar/Book.aspx?155175&lang=eng|title=כתבים רפואיים – ג (פירוש לפרקי אבוקראט) / משה בן מימון (רמב"ם) / ת"ש-תש"ב – אוצר החכמה|access-date=19 July 2016|archive-date=21 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621093314/http://www.otzar.org/wotzar/Book.aspx?155175&lang=eng|url-status=live}}</ref> {{lang|he|פירוש לפרקי אבוקראט}}) is interspersed with his own views.
* ''Medical Aphorisms<ref>Maimonides. ''Medical Aphorisms (Treatises 1–5 6–9 10–15 16–21 22–25)'', [[Brigham Young University]], [[Provo, Utah|Provo]] – [[Utah]]</ref> of Moses'' (Rosner, 1989, Vol. 3) titled ''Fusul Musa'' in [[Arabic language|Arabic]] ("Chapters of Moses", Hebrew:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.otzar.org/wotzar/Book.aspx?155174&lang=eng|title=כתבים רפואיים – ב (פרקי משה ברפואה) / משה בן מימון (רמב"ם) / ת"ש-תש"ב – אוצר החכמה|access-date=19 July 2016|archive-date=21 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621053920/http://www.otzar.org/wotzar/book.aspx?155174&lang=eng|url-status=live}}</ref> {{lang|he|פרקי משה}}) contains 1500 aphorisms and many medical conditions are described.
* ''Treatise on Hemorrhoids'' (in Rosner, 1984, Vol. 1; Hebrew:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.otzar.org/wotzar/Book.aspx?155176&lang=eng|title=כתבים רפואיים – ד (ברפואת הטחורים) / משה בן מימון (רמב"ם) / ת"ש-תש"ב – אוצר החכמה|access-date=19 July 2016|archive-date=21 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621120415/http://www.otzar.org/wotzar/Book.aspx?155176&lang=eng|url-status=live}}</ref> {{lang|he|ברפואת הטחורים}}) discusses also digestion and food.
* ''Treatise on Cohabitation'' (in Rosner, 1984, Vol. 1) contains recipes as [[aphrodisiac]]s and anti-aphrodisiacs.
* ''Treatise on Asthma'' (Rosner, 1994, Vol. 6)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160128032324/http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/6/6/4/2/3/0/webimg/873411740_o.jpg Title page], [https://web.archive.org/web/20160128032309/http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/6/6/4/2/3/0/webimg/873411751_o.jpg TOC].</ref> discusses climates and diets and their effect on asthma and emphasizes the need for clean air.
* ''Treatise on Poisons and Their Antidotes'' (in Rosner, 1984, Vol. 1) is an early [[toxicology]] textbook that remained popular for centuries.
* ''Regimen of Health'' (in Rosner, 1990, Vol. 4; Hebrew:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.otzar.org/wotzar/Book.aspx?155173&lang=eng|title=כתבים רפואיים – א (הנהגת הבריאות) / משה בן מימון (רמב"ם) / ת"ש-תש"ב – אוצר החכמה|access-date=19 July 2016|archive-date=29 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629080558/http://www.otzar.org/wotzar/book.aspx?155173&lang=eng|url-status=live}}</ref> {{lang|he|הנהגת הבריאות}}) is a discourse on healthy living and the mind-body connection.
* ''Discourse on the Explanation of Fits'' advocates healthy living and the avoidance of overabundance.
* ''Glossary of Drug Names'' (Rosner, 1992, Vol. 7)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160128032348/http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/6/6/4/2/3/0/webimg/873411994_o.jpg Title page], [https://web.archive.org/web/20160128032352/http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/6/6/4/2/3/0/webimg/873412019_o.jpg TOC].</ref> represents a [[pharmacopeia]] with 405 paragraphs with the names of drugs in Arabic, Greek, Syrian, Persian, Berber, and Spanish.

====''The Oath of Maimonides''====
The ''[[Oath of Maimonides]]'' is a document about the medical calling and recited as a substitute for the ''[[Hippocratic Oath]]''. It is not to be confused with a more lengthy ''Prayer of Maimonides''. These documents may not have been written by Maimonides, but later.<ref name=frank/> The ''Prayer'' appeared first in print in 1793 and has been attributed to [[Markus Herz]], a German physician, pupil of [[Immanuel Kant]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.library.dal.ca/kellogg/Bioethics/codes/maimonides.htm |title=Oath and Prayer of Maimonides |publisher=Library.dal.ca |access-date=13 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080629222954/http://www.library.dal.ca/kellogg/Bioethics/codes/maimonides.htm |archive-date=29 June 2008 }}</ref>