Sadegh Shokri

School of Persian and complementary medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

[ 1 ] - Effect of a functional food (vegetable soup) on blood rheology in patients with polycythemia

Objective: Key hemorheological variables are associated with several life-threatening diseases including cardio-cerebro-vascular diseases. A diet can influence the blood rheological variables. To compare the effectiveness of a vegetable soup on blood viscosity (BV), hematocrit (Hct), plasma fibrinogen, lipid profile, fasting blood sugar (FBS), and blood osmolarity in patients with polycythemia ...

[ 2 ] - Herbal Appetizer for Children with Failure to Thrive (FTT) in View of Traditional Persian Medicine: A Review

Back ground: Failure to thrive (FTT) is a condition of poor weight gain in early childhood. Low appetite which is associated with FTT interacts with increasing caloric intake as the main treatment for FTT. Phytochemicals in herbal remedies could alter appetite more than the expected effects of other nutrients. This review aimed to assess the effective and safe herbal appetizer for children with...

[ 3 ] - مروری بر تعاریف طب اسلامی با نگاهی به رابطه‌ی علم و دین

Currently, in Iran, some difficulties in the application of conventional medicine, has caused more public interest in using Persian traditional medicine for their health problems. In terms of terminology, Persian traditional medicine, Islamic medicine and traditional medicine have been used interchangeably. Although, proponents of traditional medicine claim a strong basis for its application,...