Zakhira-e-Nizam Shahi: a medical manuscript of Nizam Shahi period.

Medical manuscripts are the great source of medical history. They show the names of medicine men, their contributions and indicate the worth of medical literature existed in a particular period. some times they revewl the medical knowledge of the kings and nobles, their medical status and activities performed in different periods. For example, it is said that Burhan Nizam Shah of Ahmed Nagar was an expert in medical science. Most of the physicians who had privilege of attending upon him were put to test by him. He used to encourage the medical scholars to write new books on medicine. This article deals with one of such manuscripts, viz., "Zakhira-e-Nizam Shahi', of Nizam Shahi period, compiled by Rustum Jurjani, which contains twenty chapters in two volumes. According to Hk. Zahoori, it is a valuable addition to the science of pharmacology and treatment.