His workThe Canon of Medicine gathered knowledge about illness, diagnosis and treatment. It became a teaching reference for physicians in several regions.Source: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Ibn Sina
A different sideHis book The Healing is mainly about philosophy and the sciences, despite its medical-sounding title. His Latin name was Avicenna.Source: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Ibn Sina
SourcesOriginal summaries of the cited sources. Qur’anic accounts, later traditions and historical estimates are distinguished; brief profiles do not settle scholarly disagreements.Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Ibn SinaTDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
