Evaluating the Indices of Diagnosing Uterine Temperament in Persian Medicine: A Review Study

Objectives: According to Persian medicine (PM), the uterus is an important organ in women, responsible for purifying blood and nourishing fetus. Each has a specific temperament distinct from whole-body based on PM. Dystemperament occurs when body or Mizaj (Persian word temperament) deviates what considered normal, resulting malfunction. Many gynecological disorders described PM conventional medicine, including infertility, recurrent miscarriage, oligomenorrhea/amenorrhea, hypermenorrhea, vaginitis, cervicitis, urinary incontinence, pelvic pain, are be associated with uterine dystemperaments. Hence, proper management of such requires precise diagnosis treatment Accordingly, this review study aimed collect categorize these symptoms texts other relevant articles. Methods: In study, we reviewed 10 well-known references, Canon Medicine (Al-Qanun Fi al-Teb), Great Panacea (Exir-e A’zam), Treasure Kharazmshah (Zakhireh Kharazmshahi), Perfect Book Art (Kamel alSana’a al-Tebbiya), Akbari’s (Tebb-E-Akbari), Gharshi’s Commentary (Sharh-e Qarshi bar Qanun), Hippocrates’ Aphorisms Fosul-e Boqraat), Summary Experiences (Kholasa-tut Tajarob), Description Signs Symptoms Asbab va Alamat), Aghili’s Treatments (Mo’alejat-e Aghili). Moreover, Scopus, PubMed, Web Science, SienceDirect, Google Scholar databases were queried keywords ‘mizaj’, ‘temperament’, ‘uterus’, ‘uterine’, ‘cold/hot warm’, ‘dry/wet’, while Magiran, Iran Medex, SID searched using ‘rahem’, ‘garm’, ‘sard’, ‘tar’, ‘khoshk’ extract signs dystemperament. Results: Five indicators specified articles sources determining dystemperament as follows: 1) Menstrual characteristics (including amount, temperature, color, odor, flow rate, consistency); 2) Uterine discharge consistency, accompanied symptoms, especially burning itching); 3) Fertility pregnancy status abortion, etc.); 4. Other female reproductive system pubic hair, menarche age, sexual desire quality intercourse, vaginal cervical condition examination); 5) General ten Mizaj). Conclusions: have detail. These indices can used more effective diagnosis, treatment, even prevention diseases, well designing validation standard tools