According to the literature available on Iranian traditional medicine (ITM), elements (fire, air, water , soil) are small bodies indivisible to different components and are essential constituents of human and non-human beings. Warmness, coldness, wetness and dryness are the basic qualities that each of the elements has a pair of them: fire is warm and dry, air is warm and wet, water is cold and...

BACKGROUND Male infertility accounts for 30-50% of all infertilities among couples. Iranian traditional medicine (ITM) stressed the importance of nutrition in the prevention and treatment of male infertility. Many Iranian traditional physicians have described the traits of specific foods for prevention and treatment of male infertility. OBJECTIVE To explore the principles and roles of foods r...

Enuresis is a pathologic and bothersome condition, which occurs frequently during childhood (1). Despite the numerous studies that have been conducted to clarify the cause of enuresis, only some of the risk factors for the disease have been found, because “enuresis” is a multifactorial disorder (2). Continence is the result of intact function of bladder to reserve urine during reservation phase...

Antiepileptic drugs used to treat epilepsy can cause severe, life threatening side effects. In Iranian traditional medicine, herbal remedies have been used for centuries to treat seizures. In this study, the five most important herbals in Iranian traditional medicine, namely Canon, al-Hawi, al-Abniah 'an Haqaeq al Adwia, Tuhfat al-Mu'minin, and Makhzan ul-Adwia, were searched for the term "sar-...

Epilepsy is a brain disorder which affects about 50 million people worldwide. Ineffectiveness of the drugs in some cases and the serious side effects and chronic toxicity of the antiepileptic drugs lead to use of herbal medicine as a form of complementary and alternative medicine. In this review modern evidences for the efficacy of antiepileptic medicinal plants in Traditional Iranian Medicine ...

BACKGROUND Freckles are numerous pigmented spots of the skin, mainly confined to the face, even arms and back. Although freckles are light-brown macules, most frequently observed in individuals with red or blond hair, they are common to Asian people too. Freckles increase in number, size, and depth of pigmentation during the summer months. Histologically, freckles show increased production of m...

BACKGROUND Leucorrhea or vaginal discharge is a conventional complaint. It is generally whitish, yellowish, or greenish vaginal discharge in females that might be normal or a symptom of infection. It is almost mucus discharge, which exhibit exfoliation of vaginal epithelial cells due to estrogen influence on the vaginal mucosa. It is important to identify the differences between physiologic and...

Oligomenorrhea, a prevalent disease with serious complications, has been declared in the Avicenna traditional medicine in detail. Avicenna in his famous book, Cannon of Medicine, presents a syndrome termed 'uterine strangulation', as a complication of menstrual bleeding cessation and lack of sexual satisfaction. We have explained this syndrome from both traditional and conventional medicine vie...

1The Research Institute for Islamic and Complementary Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 2Depatment of Iranian Traditional Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 3Depatment of Rheumatology, Vali-asr Hospital, Imam Khomeini Hospital Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 4Center for Rese...

In recent years we have witnessed the widespread use of herbal and traditional medicines. In many cases, people use traditional treatments arbitrarily and without consultation with a qualified person (1). As a teacher, I have frequently seen a number of my colleagues and others use herbal medicines and traditional methods for their medical problems. Looking at the papers published in this journ...