Pharmacopoeia dedicated to Shah Suleyman. Tunakabuni was a 17th century physician originally from Mazandaran that spent most of his professional life being the royal physician to Safavid Kings in Isfahan. He was known to have an excellent understanding of medical vocabulary (a skill developed through an intricate understanding of Arabic and Indian medical texts), which he used as primary resources for this text, his most renowned work, the Tuhfat al-Mu'minin which is an extensive compendium of simple and compound remedies apparently compiled in 1679 AD and dedicated to the ruler at the time, Shah Suleyman (r. 1666-1694).

The text is divided into two main sections, the tashkhisat and a dasturat. The tashkhisat is subdivided into five subsections comprising: (1) discussion on the differences of opinion amongst physicians regarding the nature and quantity of dosages; (2) the functions of simple and compound medicine; (3) the properties (khawass) and nature of simple and compound remedies, the longest of the chapters incorporating a detailed alphabetical list of medicaments and their synonyms in various languages [i.e., Indian dialects, Arabic, Turkish, and Persian]; (4) the treatment of poisons; (5) weights and measures of dosages. The dasturat is stated to consist of three qisms discussing: (1) the uses of simple drugs; (2) the uses of compound remedies; (3) the treatment of diseases.

Single volume, decorated manuscript on paper, in Farsi, 119 leaves, 280 x 190 mm; single column, 30 lines elegant black naskh, important words and headings in red, occasional contemporary marginalia, a few early seal impressions and ownership inscriptions to front and final leaves, mid-20th century ownership stamp from the private library of 'Muhandis Mustafa' to first and final leaves, some occasional smudges, a few early paper repairs; contemporary full calf over boards, covers with central medallions stamped in blind, lightly scuffed and rubbed, extremities worn.