There is no disease called posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). However, Huangdi's Canon of Medicine written in about 200 BC, one of the most famous TCM classics, recorded diseases with similar etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical symptoms. Moreover, contemporary TCM also attaches great importance to diseases caused by trauma. Especially after 2008, there ...

In his book “Canon in Medicine (Al-Ghanoon)”, Avicenna has specified a chapter containing two sections pertaining to fever. After defining fever and explaining it’s different stages , he divides it into three types: hectic fever, infection-induced fever and daily fever. After accurate attention to the patient’s history and key-points in examination, he focuses on fever signs and its treatment r...

Ibn Sina (980-1037 AD), known by his full name Abu Ali al-Hussain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina and the Latin name 'Avicenna', was a Persian scholar who is primarily remembered for his contributions to the science of medicine. He authored Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb (The Canon of Medicine). Sections of his work are devoted to detailed descriptions of a number of infectious illnesses, particularly rabies. Avice...

'Abd al-Latīf al-Baghdādī's (d. 1231) work Book of the Two Pieces of Advice (Kitāb al Nasīhatayn) challenges the idea that Islamic medicine declined after the twelfth century AD. Moreover, it offers some interesting insights into the social history of medicine. 'Abd al-Latīf advocated using the framework of Greek medical epistemology to criticize the rationalist physicians of his day; he argued...

throughout the world, including one in Japan, which have been established to hallow his memory and to encourage the study of the history of medicine and the other subjects which were close to his heart must testify to that fact. It was the 14 years that he spent in Oxford as the Regius Professor of Medicine (regius professors are appointed by the sovereign) which finally established and greatly...

conclusions this study presents medical and pharmacological approaches in itm for dealing with complications arising from constipation. considering the optimistic results, these herbs can be used as a means of constipation management and further investigation into this area can potentially lead to the formulation of new drugs. results in itm doctrine, laxatives are weak purgatives that lead to ...

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naturally occurring substances mentioned in medieval medical literatures currently have, and will continue to have, a crucial place in drug discovery. avicenna was a persian physician who is known as the most influential medical writers in the middle ages. avicenna`s canon of medicine, the most famous books in the history of medicine, presents a clear and organized summary of all the medical kn...

A number of studies have indicated that relaxing and pleasant melodies are useful for the treatment of patients with psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, depression, and dementia. However, few studies have investigated what constitutive elements of the music had an effect on brain activity. As Canon chord progression is one of critical elements for pleasant melodies, we sought to exa...