Name the greatest Muslim scientist who collected herbs from Spain to Syria and wrote an outstanding book "Kitab-al-Jami fi Adwiya-al-Mufrada'.
Correct answer: B. Ibn al baitar
- A. Al- Razi
- B. Ibn al baitar
- C. Al-faraibi
- D. Al-khuwarzmi
Explanation
Ibn al-Baitar was a celebrated Andalusian Muslim botanist and pharmacologist who catalogued medicinal plants in Kitab al-Jami fi al-Adwiya al-Mufrada. Al-Razi was primarily known for medicine and chemistry, not this herbal compendium.
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