Prof. Dr. Bedđ N Sehsuvaroglu (1914-1977) , A famous turkish historian of medicine and pharmacy and eczacilik tarđhđ derslerđ (lectures on the history of pharmacy), his book

Reason for this study is to study an important book of Sehsuvaroğlu , a famous Turkish historian of medicine and pharmacy from the point of history of medicine and pharmacy.As method , Sehsuvaroğlu’s biography is given as chronological and his book’s parts are commented .Here, the main aim is to comment on this book. Prof.Dr.Bedi.N.Sehsuvaroglu who was born in Đstanbul in I914 completed his primary and high school education in Kabatas and Kadiköy in Đstanbul and graduated from Đstanbul Faculty of Medicine in 1939. He served as a physician in various places of Turkey . Afterwards , he also became professor of history of medicine in 1962. Sehsuvaroğlu who died in 1977 was the director of the department of deontology , Đstanbul Faculty of Medicine. Eczacılık Tarihi Dersleri (Lectures on History of Pharmacy) is one of the most important books of Sehsuvaroğlu.It is in Turkish and with the date of 1970.This book which is 423 pages gives the development of the pharmacy from the ancient ages to today .In this book ,both Western pharmacy and Turkish pharmacy are present .Moreover, many knowledge on Turkish medical manuscripts are present .In this book , this famous author specifies uses and effects of drugs in these manuscripts. As a result, Prof.Dr.Bedi. N Sehsuvaroğlu is an important Turkish author and his books mention many important topics on history of medicine and pharmacy . One of these books is Eczacılık Tarihi Dersleri( Lectures on History of Pharmacy)

The importance of Anise (Fructus anisi vulgaris) from the point of view of Turkish Medical History and its place in the traditional treatments in Turkey

Demirhan Erdemir Ayşegül. The importance of Anise (Fructus anisi vulgaris) from the point of view of Turkish Medical History and its place in the traditional treatments in Turkey. In: Revue d'histoire de la pharmacie, 84ᵉ année, n°312, 1996. Actes du XXXIe Congrès International d'Histoire de la Pharmacie (Paris, 25-29 septembre 1995) pp. 359-362