Introducing the Two Remaining Craphidion from the twelfth century (Kabir Craphidion and Salehi Craphidion)

Craphidion or Akrabadhin was a bunch of books that contained information on the types of compound drugs, how to prepare them, how to use them and in addition, how they are used. Muslim doctors and pharmacists during the translation movement of the pharmacology of other lands, especially Greek, were translated in to Arabic, and over the next centuries, the books of Craphidion were written in Arabic, Persian and Turkish. In the twelfth century AH/the eighteenth century (of the Christion era) the medical knowledge of the past scientists was still dynamic, especially in Indian, and valuable medical and pharmaceutical compilations of the ancient style were written which one of the most important of these works was the two books” Craphidion kabyir” by mohammed hoseyen aghyilyi alavyi khorasanyi and “Craphidion salehyi”, by saleh ibn mohammed salehyi ghayenyi heravyi. This article aims to be descriptive analytic by focusing on using library resources, to introduce and review the books of craphidion kabyir and craphidion salehyi which including the authors introduction, resources used, sections, manuscripts and prints, and aspects of subscription and differentiation them. Book of “craphidion kabyir” which is the magnum opus and most comprehensive of craphidion is written to date and book of “craphidion saleheyi” written in Persian, is one of these craphidions, which generally speaking, explain about how to prepare the compounel drugs in traditional medicine. It provides comprehensive information on medicine and pharmacy in Iran and other territories, also try to test and validate their content, expressed new methods in making medicine and treatment of diseases, and the basics of western medicine entry to Iran, and new vocabulary in naming some medicines, etc.