Ibn Abi al-Ashʿath

Ibn Abi al-Ashʿath (; died 975 CE) was a Persian physician of medieval Islam. He wrote many commentaries on Galen's works.

He died in Mosul, Iraq.

Physiology Ahmad ibn Abi al-Ash'ath described the physiology of the stomach in a live lion in his book al-Quadi wa al-muqtadi. He wrote:When food enters the stomach, especially when it is plentiful, the stomach dilates and its layers get stretched...onlookers thought the stomach was rather small, so I proceeded to pour jug after jug in its throat…the inner layer of the distended stomach became as smooth as the external peritoneal layer. I then cut open the stomach and let the water out. The stomach shrank and I could see the pylorus…Ahmad ibn Abi al-Ash'ath observed the physiology of the stomach in a live lion in 959. This description preceded William Beaumont by almost 900 years, making Ahmad ibn al-Ash'ath the first person to initiate experimental events in gastric physiology.

Works His works include: الأدوية المفردة الحيوان العلم الالهي الجدري و الحصبة و الحميقاء السرسام و البرسام و مداواتهما القولونج و أسبابه و مداواته البرص و البهق الصريح الاستسقاء ظهور الدم الماليخوليا تركيب الأدوية أمراض المعدة و مداواتها