avicenna, a muslim scientist of the tenth and eleventh centuries has an important place in the history of medicine in iran and the world. furthermore, the modern medicine is laid upon the infrastructure of his medicine. in this article, the position of avicenna in the medical history and the scientific influence of his medical works in particular al-canon in the development of medical literatur...

abstract background: atopic dermatitis is a common skin disease associated with chronic inflammation in the skin and itches and most patients have a positive family history of dermatitis. the major treatment of dermatitis, based on allopathic medicine, includes symptomatic treatment by oral antihistamines and topical or oral corticosteroids, which, in long-term, will cause various side effects....

the information about herbs’ medicinal properties is ample in traditional manuscripts, some of which are of value even in modern medicine. however, it is not usually easy to put it into practice. identifying traditional herbs and determining their scientific names are very challenging, calling for many ethnopharmacological studies. one significant herb in traditional medicine is stoechas. its m...

background and objectives: medicinal plants are widely used by people in the treatment of various diseases. these resources are usually regarded as part of cultural traditional knowledge. the aim of this study was to identify the information about the medicinal plants used by indigenous people of some regions of hamedan province, iran. methods: the present ethnobotanical study was conducted in ...

conclusions in this patient, traditional medicine treatment improved the patient's general well-being, hematopoiesis and portal hypertension. furthermore, it improved his quality of life, although it had no effect on his liver function. we recommend more clinical trials on therapeutic effects of iranian traditional medicine on cryptogenic cirrhosis. introduction there are several disorders that...

abstract objective: the current study summarizes the updated information concerning the ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, and pharmacology of otostegia persica boiss. (lamiaceae), an endemic medicinal plant in south and southeast of iran. materials and methods: information was collected through bibliographic investigation from scientific journals, books, theses, reports, and electronic search ...

context worldwide prevalence of respiratory diseases, suffering from such diseases, and heavy cost of treatment, which all may result from lack of etiological understanding of these diseases in modern medicine, were the main factors to conduct the current study. in the present study, the causes and symptoms of asthma were evaluated and compared with those of some other respiratory diseases. ira...

dysmenorrhea is among the most common gynecological complaints. there are several mechanisms which initiate dysmenorrhea. therefore, different compounds can be employed to control its symptoms. nsaids such as ibuprofen are highly used in modern medicine to relieve the pain in short-term therapy. this method is not acceptable for long-term therapy due to side effects. our previous data showed th...