Yahya ibn Sarafyun (9th century) aSyriac physician fromDamascus,^[1] known in Europe asJohannes Serapion, and commonly calledSerapion the Elder to distinguish him fromSerapion the Younger, with whom he was often confused.

Nothing is known of the events of his life, except that he was aChristian physician, and lived in the second half of the 9th century.

Two works are extant that bear his name; one calledAphorismi Magni Momenti de Medicina Practica; the other, entitledal-Kunnash, which has been published under the various names,Pandectae,Aggregator,Breviarium,PracticaArchived 2015-12-22 at theWayback Machine, andTherapeutica Methodus. The object of the work is to collect and put together in an abridged form the opinions of the Greek and Arabic physicians concerning diseases and their treatment. He also transcribes out ofAlexander of Tralles, an author with whom few other Arabic writers seem to have been much acquainted.

• The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (1841), pages 259–260
• Pormann, Peter E. (2004).The Oriental Tradition of Paul of Aegina's Pragmateia. BRILL. p. 14.ISBN 9789004137578. Retrieved4 December 2012.

• Syrian Christians
• 9th-century Christians
• Physicians of the medieval Islamic world
• 9th-century physicians
• People from Damascus

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