Syrup Formulas in Shifa al-Askam and Deva al-Alam by Hadjı Pasha

Pharmacy is one of the oldest professions. There is a lot of information about this profession in several history of medicine works. Many valuable books about medicine and pharmacy were written in Anatolia which has an important historical background. Shifa al-Askam and Deva al-Alam has an important place in the various medical works written in the period of old Anatolian Turkish language. The book is written by a famous physician in his Celâl al-Dın Hızır known as Hadjı Pasha who lived between the second half of the 14th century and beginning of the 15th century. The meaning of its title is healing of diseases and treatment of pains. Its first and second chapters consist of theoretical and practical knowledge. The third and fourth chapters give the diseases and treatments. The preparation and effects of some syrups like filtered rose syrup, water lily syrup, violet syrup, orange syrup, lemon syrup, sandalwood syrup, silk syrup, apple syrup, quince syrup, mulberry syrup, sweet pomegranate syrup, sour pomegranate syrup and grape syrup are given in the book. In this study, the syrup formulas in the book were investigated one by one. Also, the given and current effects of the syrups were compared and the subject was discussed in details