1. Introduction Nabz‑ShanÄsi (Ù†Ùبْض شناسی) – literally “the science of pulse†– is a classic work in the Persian tradition of traditional medicine (Tibb). Written by a learned physician of the Safavid or early Qajar era (the exact authorship is sometimes attributed to a number of scholars, including the famed Avicenna’s Persian successors), the treatise presents a systematic study of the pulse as a diagnostic tool. In the centuries‑long tradition of Islamic medicine, the pulse was regarded not merely as a sign of heart function but as a window into the balance of the four humors, the temperament of the soul, and the overall health of the body.
