An Anatomy of the Trees

Abook, An Anatomy of the Trees was written by Seyed Shah Abdul-Aziz Bukhari Qalandar that is one of the important books in the field of introducing pharmaceutical plants. In addition of having complete explanations for each of the plants, inserted the beautiful and colorful pictures of that mentioned plant as well. While we are reading the book, we perceive that an author and a scriber of the book, Seyed Shah Abdul-Aziz Bukhari Qalandar had some rare information about the medical scholarship. He also acquainted with a diversity of the medical sources including An Rhetorical Authorization by Ansari Shirazi, The Encyclopedic Substances of Spiceries and Provisions by Ibn Bitar), A Dreadful Calendar by Ibn Juz-Hah, A Comprehension of the Medical Industry by Majui Ahvazi. According to his benefactor’s request means Bahadur who was a martial and warlike individual, he was appointed to gather some subject matters in the ground of the pharmaceutical plants from the available sources. Perhaps, he has participated in a preparation of the book’s corporations through collaboration with some of the Indian painters. Within his written introduction, the writer mentioned that he has written his book in the thirty-second year of a throne of (universe king). Through a delicate observation on the history, it can be found out that his purpose is (King II), the 16th king from the Indian Gurkanian dynasty. The above subjects indicate that a reason of inscribing the book of (An Anatomy of the Trees) into the Persian language; in fact, it demonstrates a severe intention of the Gurkanian court and several Indian scientists and literati toward this language. The author’s name is an indication of his doctrinal dependency to a fraction that is known as the Qalandariyeh.The aforementioned fraction is one of the mystic tribes in India, and their tradition was to shave the hair of their head, beard, eyebrow, and mustache, and they were strictly resisted to this convention. As a matter of fact, the book, An Anatomy of the Trees is a colorful Atlas of the pharmaceutical plants which Bukhari has introduced 238 pharmaceutical plants within it. This book does not have an introductory section, and the author commences with a main subject and discussion of the original book which means the pharmaceutical plants. The writing of the book is a total controversy with the common convention. Since the previous authors always began the book with an eulogy and an encomium of the divinity and the holy eminent prophet, then they propounded their objective of writing a book to a monarch, or a minister, or a dignity of the country’s grandees, or a friend of the sincere and loyal fellowships after mentioning their name. Subsequently, they have delineated the different chapters of the book, and elaborated a style of their work on the compilation, and they probably mentioned the sources that they have employed. In a composition of his book, Bukhari has not mentioned any of the above items in an introduction of the book, as regards, he just explained some scientific and social information on a way of the life of Shah Abdul-Aziz Bukhari that is not so considerable. Methinks he has created other corpses due to this field, and but he has just brought some of the aforementioned remarks and information through inscribing of the book.