Nutritional Aspects to Prevent Heart Diseases in Traditional Persian Medicine

Kordafshari, Gholamreza; Kenari, Hoorieh Mohammadi; Esfahani, Mahbod; Ardakani, Mohammad Reza; Keshavarz, Mansoor; Nazem, Esmaeil; Moghimi, Maryam; Zargaran, Arman

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“…This capsule cleans the brain, stomach, and uterus and absorbs and separating the secretion of the head by guts (33). Each of the abovementioned parts has its own properties for fortifying and cleaning the other organs, especially strengthening the intelligent nature of the body (34).…”

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Management of Early Menopause Using Traditional Persian Medicine: A Case Report

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International Journal of Women’s Health and Reproduction Scienc

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Interruption of the activity of ovary before the age of forty is called premature ovarian failure (POF) in which ovaries lose their follicular and hormonal functions. A decline in the number of ovules before the age of menopause is a physiologic phenomenon. In the present case report, treatment of a patient by POF was reported using traditional Persian medicine principles. In Persian medicine, each humor has its own temperament. A change in the temperament and quality or quantity of these humors causes the disease and therefore modifying the temperament is the milestone of treatment. The patient was a 39-year-old married woman with irregular menstruation cycles and finally, cessation of menstruation. In this period, the patient had vaginal dryness, severe dyspareunia, gastritis, and parasomnia. At first, some instructions were ordered to change her lifestyle, for example, a change in food intakes, enough sleep, and exercise. In addition, several medications were ordered including the digestive system electuary (Majoun Jahaz Hazemeh), Eyaraj Fighara capsule and powder containing Glycyrrhiza glabra roots, Foeniculum vulgare and white sugar, oil massage of the abdomen and flanks, and cupping of the uterus. At the end of treatment, complete rehabilitation was achieved and menstruation irregularity, gastritis, and parasomnia were resolved. Based on the results, if a patient follows the rules and has a healthy lifestyle, inappropriate humor is unable to appear, the healing can be stable, and this disease or similar melancholic disorders fail to occur

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Management of Early Menopause Using Traditional Persian Medicine: A Case Report

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“…constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, and dyspepsia) and gynecological diseases (e.g. abnormal menstrual bleeding and infertility) (6)(7)(8)(9)(10). Patients' satisfaction with PM therapies was the focus of several studies.…”

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Treatment Satisfaction with Persian Medicine in Patients with Insomnia

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Background: Treatment satisfaction is a major contributor to treatment efficacy and its compliance in patients. Sleep disorders are among the common problems with insomnia as the epitome.Objectives: The current study aimed at assessing the degree to which patients with insomnia are satisfied with Persian medicine (PM) therapies. Methods:The current cross-sectional study was conducted in the PM Healthcare Clinic affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences in 2017. A total of 100 patients with insomnia signed written informed consent and completed the insomnia severity index (ISI) before and one month after receiving PM therapies. Moreover, patients completed the treatment satisfaction questionnaire after completion of the treatment course. The results were analyzed with SPSS software. Results:The ISI total score changed from 16.49 ± 3.87 to 12.53 ± 4.59 at the end of the study (P < 0.001). The score changed for all ISI items was statistically significant, except for the item "noticeability of sleep problems by others". It was found that 76% of the subjects were satisfied with the efficacy of the treatments, 71% expressed satisfaction with the convenience and appropriateness of treatments, 81% did not report any complications using PM therapies, and 91% had an overall satisfaction with the treatments.Conclusions: PM therapeutic procedures can be effective in treating insomnia. According to the patients' satisfaction with PM therapies for insomnia, it is suggested that the efficacy of these procedures be investigated through clinical trials.

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“…Persian Medicine (PM) is one of these traditional systems of medicine. Due to the 10,000-yearold background of Persian medicine (11), searching in the manuscripts of this medical doctrine, which are used for centuries, is a reasonable method for proposing and designing drugs; that is why using the experiences of traditional medicine increases the possibility of finding effective drugs up to 40%, while this is only 1% in random research studies (12,13). WHO allowed to research on medicinal plants with long history of usage on human being with specific instructions (14).…”

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