the term massage comes from the french verb” masser” which means to rub. in greek, it comes from the word “masso” which means to rub with the hands. massage therapy has been very common among different nations since antiquity. in iranian traditional medicine, the word “dalk” has been used with the meaning of massage. among various functions known for giving massage that used for the athletes re...

objectives: lallemantia royleana (benth. in wall.) benth. (lamiaceae) is a medicinal plant used in iranian traditional and folklore medicine in the treatment of various nervous, hepatic, and renal diseases. in the present study, whole seeds of the herb were prepared and evaluated for hypolipidemic activities using an animal model. materials and methods: animals were fed normal diets or diets su...

evidence acquisition in this study, we examined a major resource of itm, the qanoon fi al-teb (the canon of medicine), by avicenna and the writings of prominent ancient scholars and physicians on the origins of catarrh. pubmed and google scholar were also searched for information on pnd and catarrh, and they were compared with the catarrh in itm. results physicians of itm believe that the main ...

background and objectives: a major problem in public health has been the prevalence of chronic diseases. most of these diseases are due to lifestyle changes, especially in the field of nutrition. the iranian islamic teachings have extensive guidelines on the issue of healthy lifestyle and nutrition in particular. on that account, there are many sayings and traditions related to nutrition and it...

conclusions our results suggested that many of the designed questions according to the literature’s mizaj identification indices had satisfactory reliability and the final ten-item questionnaire could discriminate the different groups of mizaj, therefore, this can be used as the first version of a brief self-report mizaj estimating scale. objectives the present study aimed to design a prelimina...

background: camel milk is the closest to human mother’s milk. in the references on iranian traditional medicine, camel’s milk has been represented as the one having numerous nutritious and medical properties.objectives: in this article, the nutritive and therapeutic effects of camel’s milk have been examined from the view point of iranian traditional medicine.materials and methods: the present ...

conclusions vo can be presented as a safe, well-tolerated, and effective herbal preparation in patients with chronic insomnia. results improvements in sleep and isi scores were significantly greater in patients after a month receiving vo drop in comparison with before starting treatment (p < 0.05). a few patients reported some complications about vo consumption, most of which were mild and no s...

background & aim: one of the most common diseases in the world, especially among iranian people, is high blood pressure which can cause many cardiovascular disorders such as heart attack. the disease is often associated with other diseases such as diabetes and hyperlipidemia. methyldopa and captopril are the most common drugs among several medications used to control blood pressure in iran. now...

the major difference between iranian traditional medicine and allopathic medicine is in the application  of  evidence  and  documents.  in  this  study,  criteria  for  evidence-based  practice  in  iranian traditional medicine and its rules of practice were studied. the experts’ views were investigated through in- depth, semi-structured interviews and the results were categorized into four mai...

background: several formulations of the nigella sativa l. seeds (black seed) have been used in traditional medicine for treatment and prevention of a wide range of diseases including diabetes. but blood glucose lowering effects of its oil in a clinical study is of an interest. objective: the present study was undertaken to explore the possible blood glucose lowering effects of the black seed oi...