An Investigation on the Properties of Zingiber officinale Rose and Its Application in Nutrition and Medicine Based on Scientific and Islamic Texts

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamed Fathi ◽  
Fatemeh Faraji ◽  
Niusha Esmaealzadeh ◽  
Shahram Eslami ◽  
Mohammad Bagher Mohammadi Laeeni
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Studies ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Zingiber Officinale ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Pharmacological Properties ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
Scientific Databases ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Persian Medicine ◽  
Traditional Persian Medicine

Introduction: Zingiber officinale Rose (ginger) has been used for many purposes in traditional medicine since 2500 years ago. This study intends to introduce the ginger plant, some of their applications in the field of human health in traditional and modern medicine, and their conformity with Islamic and Quranic findings. Material and Methods: Administrative and therapeutic information of ginger plant has been searched in related and valid books, scientific databases including Web of Science, PubMed, SID, Google Scholar, and Scopus. Ginger keyword has been searched in the Quran and hadiths and its medicinal and pharmacological properties; also in traditional Persian medicine and laboratory studies, the day, was collected from published articles. In order to confirm the obtained information, it was matched with Quranic and narration versions, and the obtained information was analyzed, compiled, and presented. Results: Avicenna has mentioned the positive effects of ginger in his Canon of Medicine. The Food and Drug Administration of the Ministry of Health in Iran has also introduced ginger as a dietary supplement. Ginger is one of those plants which name is mentioned in the Quran, in verse 17 of Surah Al-Insan. In narrations and quoting scientists as well as in modern medicine and articles, the effects and application of this plant in the field of medicine and nutrition have been mentioned. Conclusion: The results have shown that the use of ginger in nutrition as a spice or supplement and in Persian medicine as a medicament has a scientific and practical basis, and studies on this issue are confirmed both in science and Islam. Findings obtained from laboratory and clinical studies can also be effective in the proper use and preparation of appropriate medicinal forms of this plant.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Tendency and Adherence to Traditional Persian Medicine: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mansoureh Sabbagh-Bani-Azad ◽  
Roja Rahimi ◽  
Abbas Kebriaeezadeh ◽  
Mohammad Mahdi Zolfagharzadeh ◽  
Akbar Abdollahiasl
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Saturation Point ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Medical Discipline ◽  
Persian Medicine ◽  
Traditional Persian Medicine ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
Depth Interviews

Background: Adherence to medications is crucial for them to be effective. Traditional Persian Medicine (TPM) is an ancient medical discipline originated from old Persia and is currently used along with modern medicine in Iran. Evaluating the factors affecting adherence to TPM can have far-reaching implications for policymakers to make informed decisions. Objectives: This qualitative study investigates the factors affecting tendency and adherence to TPM among Iranians. Methods: We collected data from stakeholders in TPM using a focus group involving 13 participants and by conducting four in-depth interviews. The saturation point was reached at the 4th interview. We recorded all the interviews and then transcribed them verbatim for thematic content analysis. Results: We obtained 297 codes and 29 sub-themes for the factors affecting adherence to TPM, including the factors affecting compliance and tendency. Then we extracted the main themes. People’s beliefs, the inherent characteristics of traditional medicine and its status quo, attempts to bring about positive changes to TPM, and the problems facing the modern health system were the main factors affecting adherence to TPM. Conclusions: Despite many strenuous efforts in Iran to study TPM along with the lines of evidence-based medicine, policymaking, financing, patients’ and healthcare providers’ education, popular beliefs, and administrative transparency are needed to be addressed more adequately to promote adherence to TPM and help build integrative medicine in Iran’s healthcare system.

scholarly journals Management of Breast Milk Oversupply in Traditional Persian Medicine

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 1044-1050 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marya Kabiri ◽  
Mohammad Kamalinejad ◽  
Farnaz Sohrabvand ◽  
Soodabeh Bioos ◽  
Mohammad Babaeian
Keyword(s):  
Breast Milk ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Current Medical ◽  
Medical Resources ◽  
Persian Medicine ◽  
Natural Remedies ◽  
Traditional Persian Medicine ◽  
Medical Concepts

Comprehensive explanation about milk oversupply is not available in the current literature because few studies have been done on this topic. In traditional Persian medicine, milk oversupply and its management have been described. The aim of this study was to investigate milk oversupply from the perspective of medieval Persian practitioners. In this study, some main medical resources of traditional Persian medicine such as Al-Havi and the Canon of Medicine were studied to extract valuable information about milk oversupply. Etiology of milk overproduction according to traditional Persian medicine is based on humors theory and cannot be easily compared with current medical concepts. Diet modifications and natural remedies have been applied for managing this condition but the majority of traditional Persian medicine interventions for reducing milk oversupply have not been scientifically investigated in modern medicine. The knowledge of milk oversupply in traditional Persian medicine may be helpful to conduct further related studies.

INTESTINAL HELMINTHS FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF TRADITIONAL PERSIAN MEDICINE VERSUS MODERN MEDICINE

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-67
Author(s):  
Arezoo Moini Jazani ◽  
Ramin Farajpour Maleki ◽  
Abdol Hasan Kazemi ◽  
Leila Gbasemi Matankolaei ◽  
Somayyeh Taheri Targhi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Intestinal Helminths ◽  
Persian Medicine ◽  
Traditional Persian Medicine

Immunomodulatory effects of medicinal plants used for vitiligo in traditional Persian medicine..

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Haghir Ebrahimabadi ◽  
Seyede Nargess Sadati Lamardi ◽  
Laila Shirbeigi
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Immunomodulatory Effects ◽  
Scientific Databases ◽  
White Spots ◽  
Persian Medicine ◽  
Traditional Persian Medicine ◽  
New Research

Background: Vitiligo is a hypopigmentation disorder that affects 1% of the world's population. Vitiligo causes white spots on the skin, mucous membranes, or white hair by destroying skin melanocytes. The pathogenesis of vitiligo is unknown, but autoimmune, autocytotoxic, and neural mechanisms are suggested. According to the autoimmune theory, in people with vitiligo, immune cells invade and damage melanocytes. T cells are more commonly present in vitiligo patients' skin and remain in the lesion site, which is composed of CD8 and CD4 T cells. Many studies have been conducted on the presence and role of cytokines such as interleukins and interferon gamma (IFN-γ) in the vitiligo process. Aim: This study aimed to introduce herbs effective against vitiligo from the perspective of Persian medicine and to investigate their possible therapeutic mechanisms with the possible effects of herbs on autoimmune mechanisms. Methods: For this purpose, keywords were used to extract data from Persian medicine textbooks, and then relevant scientific databases including Google Scholar, PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus were examined. Results: It was found that Persian medicine scholars used 50 different medicinal plants to treat and reduce the complications of vitiligo, and recent scientific studies have the proven immune-regulating properties and reducing effect of many of them on cytokines. Conclusion: According to scientific evidence on immunomodulatory effects, new research into the effects of these plants on vitiligo can lead to the discovery of new drugs and approaches for treating this disease.

An evidence-based review of medicinal plants used in traditional Persian medicine for treatment of osteoarthritis

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soodeh Karami ◽  
Shiva Shamshiri ◽  
Mohammad Abdollahi ◽  
Roja Rahimi
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Nigella Sativa ◽  
Indirect Evidence ◽  
Zingiber Officinale ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Piper Nigrum ◽  
Therapeutic Goals ◽  
Persian Medicine ◽  
Traditional Persian Medicine

: Osteoarthritis (OA) is known to be the leading cause of pain and disability in the elderly. The prevalence of this disease in adults over 60 years was 9.6% in men and 18% in women. The therapeutic goals of this disease generally include pain relief with the least side effects, improvement of articular function and improvement of life, in which pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments are performed in different protocols. Due to the common side effects of pain relievers and complaints after invasive joint surgeries, there is a growing interest in the use of Traditional and Complementary protocols in OA treatment. In this paper, different sources of Traditional Persian Medicine (TPM) were searched to obtain any evidences evaluating any medicinal plants in the management of OA. Over 250 effective medicinal plants for the treatment of OA have been introduced in these sources, and by searching electronic databases including PubMed and Scopus, we have found that of these plants, 39 have direct or indirect evidence in the treatment of this complication by different mechanism of actions such as effect on Body mass index (BMI), obesity and dyslipidemia, anti-inflammatory, anti-nociceptive and antioxidant activity. The most important medicinal plants with direct evidences in the management of OA are Allium sativum, Commiphora mukul, Linum usitatissimum, Matricaria chamomilla, Nigella sativa, Zingiber officinale, and Piper nigrum. Medicinal plants seem to be a valuable source for discovering and identifying new drugs for treatment of OA; however, since most of studies are preclinical, further clinical trials are required to achieve more conclusive results.

INTESTINAL HELMINTHS FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF TRADITIONAL PERSIAN MEDICINE VERSUS MODERN MEDICINE

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Arezoo Moini Jazani ◽  
Ramin Farajpour Maleki ◽  
Abdol Hasan Kazemi ◽  
Leila Ghasemi Matankolaei ◽  
Somayyeh Taheri Targhi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Persian Medicine ◽  
Modern Classification ◽  
History Of ◽  
Traditional Persian Medicine ◽  
Human Digestive System ◽  
Old Persian ◽  
Classification And Treatment

Background: Traditional Persian Medicine (TPM) has a history of almost 10,000 years with practice and experience aspects. The existing information and experiences of physicians such as Avicenna clearly show the vast amount of knowledge in the classification and treatment of pathogenic worms. The aim of this paper was the description of the various types of helminths along with their treatment in medieval Persia and comparing them with new medical findings. Materials and Methods: We searched main Traditional Persian Medical and pharmacological texts about etiology, manifestation, diagnosis and treatment of worms in the human digestive system and the out come was compared with the data extracted from modern medical sources. A list of medicinal plants was also extracted from traditional pharmacological books and the anthelmintic properties of these plants were checked in Google Scholar, Scopus, PubMed and Ulrich's databases. Results: The results show the existence of theories on pathogenicity, physiopathology, symptoms and the classification of worms in TPM. TPM philosophers have divided worms into four groups and there is not great difference between old Persian and Modern classification. The old Persian scholars have explained a treatment procedure using a list of 48 medicinal plants and the anthelmintic effect of 23 plants have been shown in modern medicine studies. Conclusion: This study shows a more in-depth and thorough classification of pathogenic worms, their pathogenicity, symptoms and treatments in Traditional Persian Medical compared to Greek Medicine so that old Persian classification may be the base of modern taxonomy. More clinical trials are suggested for the efficacy and safety of these plants.

Strategies in traditional Persian medicine to maintain a healthy life in the elderly

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Afsaneh Shakeri ◽  
Mohammad Hashem Hashempur ◽  
Alireza Beigomi ◽  
Ali Khiveh ◽  
Fatemeh Nejatbakhsh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Geriatric Syndromes ◽  
Healthy Living ◽  
Old People ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Geriatric Conditions ◽  
Persian Medicine ◽  
Traditional Persian Medicine

AbstractAs time goes on, a greater number of people experience an age of more than 60 years old and subsequently geriatric syndromes are increasingly more common. Despite recent improvements in modern healthy living, literature on traditional Persian medicine (TPM) about the prevention and treatment of such syndromes and healthy living of the elderly is hardly known. We aimed, in this study, to explore some traditional Persian sources and briefly explain their writers' beliefs on keeping healthy living for old people. We used several TPM sources and literature, and then based on these texts, we collected issues about geriatric temperament and syndromes and classified the results including exercise, nutrition, massage, bathing, aromatherapy, and sleeping. Our search yielded some recommendations about a healthy lifestyle for the elderly, which are in fact equivalent to primary, secondary, and tertiary preventive measures in modern medicine. Our results also showed that they believed such modifications would help the elderly to improve their geriatric conditions. In general, TPM provides some pieces of advice to prevent and treat geriatric syndromes that may be helpful in practice although the scope of their effectiveness remains to be examined in carefully designed randomized controlled trials.

Investigating Practitioners’ Approach in Traditional Persian Medicine on Matching of Psoriasis

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 1747-1750
Author(s):  
Farshad Mohammadian Rasanan ◽  
Ali Jabbari Sabbagh ◽  
Hoorieh Mohammadi Kenari ◽  
Ali Ghobadi ◽  
Mohammadreza Ghassemi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Extensive Experience ◽  
The Past ◽  
Persian Medicine ◽  
Traditional Persian Medicine ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Common Problems ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological ◽  
Phenomenological Design ◽  
The Ideal

One of the most common problems for the Traditional Persian Medicine and Modern medicine is to compare the illness which has been described in the past with its new definition. This difference causes many problems both in finding the cure for the illness and detecting its cases. The present study is aimed at comparing one of the ancient subjects in Persian Medicine named “Ghooba” with modern illness (i.e. Psoriasis). In order to gain the ideal results, a qualitative phenomenological design was performed based on Graneheim and Lundman method. In this regard, 9 experts who had extensive experience in the field were interviewed. The interviews were based on six basic questions and each interviewee explained his/her view freely about the subject. Next, all interviews were recorded, coded, and analyzed thoroughly. We hope the results of this study help to clarify the name of the illness and be useful in finding a more effective treatment with fewer side effects for the disease. Key Words: Psoriasis, Ghooba, Traditional Persian Medicine, Modern medicine, qualitative study.

scholarly journals Comparison of Leiomyoma of Modern Medicine and Traditional Persian Medicine

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mojgan Tansaz ◽  
Haleh Tajadini
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Response To Treatment ◽  
Medical Expenses ◽  
Common Benign Tumor ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Persian Medicine ◽  
Similar Disease ◽  
Traditional Persian Medicine ◽  
The One

Leiomyoma is the most common benign tumor of the pelvic that is associated with reproductive problems such as infertility, frequent abortions, and undesirable prenatal outcomes. High prevalence of leiomyoma and its relation with important gynecological complications, especially during reproductive ages, on the one hand, and high medical expenses and significant complications of common treatments, on the other, made us search traditional Persian medicine texts for a similar disease. In traditional Persian medicine, a condition has been introduced similar to leiomyoma ( Oram-e-rahem). In this article, by collecting materials from traditional medicine texts on leiomyoma, we aim to provide theories for further studies on this topic, as there is an obvious difference between traditional Persian medicine and modern medicine with regard to leiomyoma. When modern medicine has not found a suitable response to treatment, reviewing of traditional Persian medicine for finding better treatment strategies is wise.

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