title: Alauddin Qarshi: a commentator of many classical treatises.
abstract: This article deals with the life and work of a commentator of six authentic works. He was a discoverer of pulmonary circulation of blood. He described it more or less accurately, almost three centuries before Harvey (1578-1657). The views of medical historians about this scholar have been given in this article.
authors.affiliation: Indian Institute of History of Medicine, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Husain
mesh_terms: D018643:Arab World; D001775:Blood Circulation; D006663:Historiography; D049690:History, Ancient; D049692:History, Early Modern 1451-1600; D049691:History, Medieval; D049711:History, Modern 1601-; D012106:Research / Q000266:history*