Abstract
The Arab conquerors of Iran found Bimaristan there functioning as a centre of public health care. Later, the Muslim rulers in Central Asia and Khurasan changed its Persian name to Arabic Dārul-Shifa. The Sultans of Delhi also built dārul-shifas. Another development that took place in India was the beginning of the process of synthesizing Muslim system of medicines and the indigenous Ayurvedic system. This process continued during the Mughal period as well.
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