Since the process of modernism in Iranian architecture and after formation of the post-modernist thought, tendency to apply some of the principles, concepts and elements of traditional architecture became widespread. Traditionalism approach in the course of different eras of Iranian Architecture, before and after revolution in Iran; has appeared in different ways and intentions. The thought fie...

BACKGROUND Different factors, especially genetic, effect individual attitude to regular physical activity in Iranian traditional medicine. It was believed that individual physical activity attitude is affected by Mizaj too. Our aim was to conduct a comparative revision and evaluation of the effect of genetic factors on physical activity in classic medicine and Iranian traditional medicine. ME...

BACKGROUND Until now, Iranian traditional medicine (ITM) had been extensively based on Iranian philosophy in theoretical approach in diagnosis and treatment, with doubts on academic medicine. Nevertheless, the diagnosis of temperaments, herbal standardization, and quality control had been with the obscurity of functional molecules and their action mechanisms. Proteomics is a potent board to the...

UNLABELLED The role of pharmacy has changed dramatically during the last decades, which has led to new demands on pharmacy personnel. OBJECTIVE This study aims at exploring the attitudes of Swedish pharmacy personnel on their role as public health promoters and to look at the opportunities and obstacles they identify in the efforts to widen the pharmacy remit to include a wider health approac...

OBJECTIVE To provide an overview of the current context and scope of pharmacy practice, the range of professional services offered by pharmacists, and the supporting role of pharmacy technicians. DATA SYNTHESIS A synopsis of the current state of pharmacy practice as it relates to the spectrum of professional roles and responsibilities, the diversity of patient populations served, the complexi...

RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES In Nigeria, a shift from the traditional pharmacists' role of dispensing and compounding of medications began in the 1980s with the introduction of drug information services and unit dose-dispensing systems in some hospitals. More than three decades after this, clinical pharmacy practice is still underdeveloped. This study was conducted to explore stakeholders' vi...

BACKGROUND According to WHO estimation, the number of diabetic patients would reach about 591.9 million people in 2035. The tendency towards other kinds of treatment is increasing because of the high therapeutic expenditures and current medical complications. Positive results of massage in recent articles and the prominent role of dalk in Iranian traditional medicine led us to the present study...

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 ...