study the place of medicine in the age of Nazareth

Medicine flourished by translating Greek books in Iran, the early centuries of Islam, so that it is regarded as one of the important eras of medical history. Another milestone in the evolution of medical science happened during the reign of the Qajar. In fact, since the reign of Naseroddin Shah modern medicine developed through the establishment of Polytechnic institution and hiring foreign teachers and publishing medical books and newspapers addressing health care issues. Also some Physicians came to Iran with the Christian religious Americans, English, Russian and German boards. The doctors, unlike other foreign doctors were not exclusive to the court. That is why a lot of people were referred to hospitals for treatment of their diseases. Iranian physicians in this period were divided into three categories. Some of them had mastered old texts, such as books of Ibn Sina. And some physicians had gone abroad or learned lessons of European Doctors of Polytechnic institution. Some, like barbers and the tonsorial and old ladies had the experimental techniques in the field of medicine. This study seeks to describe and analyze the place of medicine in the reign of Naseroddin Shah using documents and resources.