Konsep Urin Menurut Ibnu Sina: Kajian atas Kitab al-Qanuun fith-Thibb

Abstract

This article discusses the concept of urine according to Ibn Sina in his book al-Qanuun fith-Tibb and its relevance to the modern concept of urine formation at this time. The concept of urine formation, according to Ibn Sina is the cooperation process between the liver, (liver), ureter (masaliku al-maiyyah / urinary pessages), kidney (Killi), sweat glands in the skin (‘uruq), gall (sofrowyyu) and bladder urinary. In retaltion with the concept of urine, Ibn Sina did not mention in detail the tasks and functions of each organ that plays a role in the process of urine formation. Meanwhile the modern urine concept by modern biologists have described up to the molecular level. The relevance of Ibn Sina’s concept to the modern concept of urine formation, is that in Ibn Sina’s era the concept of urine formation had already at the level of organ and as bases of further concept development through the molecular level. The modern biology concept has happened division of the functions of each organ clearly, while the concept of Ibn Sina, organ is a unified and not specialized yet.

Keywords

• Urine
• Kitab al-Qanuun fith-Tibb
• Biology.