2016
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-016-2741-4
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Sexual headache from view point of Avicenna and traditional Persian medicine

Abstract: One of the best remaining manuscripts is the "Canon of Medicine" fathered by Avicenna in the Islamic Golden Age [ninth to twelfth century AD]. Considering Avicenna's role in the development of medical science in the Islamic Golden Age, we reviewed Avicenna's point of view on sexual headache based on his famous book "Canon of Medicine". This historical review discusses the clinical approaches applied to diagnose, classify, and treat sexual headache-specifically herbal therapy-from the viewpoint of Avicenna and … Show more

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“…Nowadays, there is an increase in patient interest for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Therefore, there is an essential need for evidence-based assessment of different CAM modalities, including herbal medicines [ 54 56 ]. According to medical and pharmaceutical manuscripts in traditional Persian medicine, CL appears as a dry or wet wound caused by insect (sand-fly) bites [ 5 , 57 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nowadays, there is an increase in patient interest for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Therefore, there is an essential need for evidence-based assessment of different CAM modalities, including herbal medicines [ 54 56 ]. According to medical and pharmaceutical manuscripts in traditional Persian medicine, CL appears as a dry or wet wound caused by insect (sand-fly) bites [ 5 , 57 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They were most recently described in detail in 1976 by Lance, though their presence has been known for centuries 3 4. They can be classified as primary sexual headaches with no underlying cause, and secondary sexual headaches with some underlying secondary pathology.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Brain in the old age tends to be drier compared to younger ages because of the normal process of senility, chronic stress, and poor cerebral blood circulation. This dryness has been reported to result in insomnia and sleep disorders (28). The humidifying measures for the brain include using nasal oil drops of pumpkin or sweet almond, eating porridge of vegetables (parsley and leek and spinach) with lamb and rice or barley.…”
Section: Sleepingmentioning
confidence: 99%