Karaman, Muhammet İhsanAz, Adem2024-01-162024-01-162023Karaman, M. İ., & Az, A. (2023). Comparison of sexual health advices in the first Turkish Bahname of Ottoman Era with current scientific literatures. Journal of the British Islamic Medical Association, 15(5), pp. 14-23.2634-8071https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13055/630The bahnames, an essential part of the Islamic medical corpus, generally address sexuality, sexual behavior, sexual dysfunctions, and protective, supportive and therapeutic applications in this field. Our study investigated the oldest known Turkish bahname, translated by Musa b. Mes'ud during 15th century, in comparison with the current literature. Sexual health advices and treatment modalities in this bahname were evaluated and interpreted within the framework of current knowledge of sexology, urology, and andrology. Although the work mostly mentions supportive and therapeutic practices in sexual health, it also provides advices on sexuality and sexual life. The author recommends many foods and compoun ointments to enhance sexual stamina and avoid erectile dysfunction. In addition, he also tries to find solutions to some other sexual health problems related to men and women. These issues are generally evaluated in the context of health; a religious perspective is also provided when needed. In comparison, a lot of the author's recommendations on sexual health and herbal or animal drugs are consistent with the current literature. Nevertheless, some information and suggestionsmention entirely irrational and unscientific. This study is an original investigation of the first translated bahname into Turkish. There is no other study examining the bahnames with this method. Thus, we believe that our work will be a sig the literature of Turkish-Islamic medical history.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBahnameSexual LifeSexual HealthUrologySexologyAndrologyArticle1551423