aim of the study: the objective of this study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of the hydro-alcoholic extract of the pods of astragalus hamosus (haah), a plant used in iranian traditional medicine, and antinociceptive effects of different fractions in animal models. material and methods: the anti-inflammatory effect was evaluated by the rat paw edema induced by for...

background and objective: traditional iranian medicine (tim) has a long history in the field of diagnosis and treatment of various diseases, particularly addiction. different therapeutic methods have been recommended in this respect. one of these methods is the replacement of natural narcotics instead of opium. hab-o shefa is a natural product of tim which has been used as an alternative for op...

1. Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 2. Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran. 3. Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital and Iranian Center of Neurological Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 4. Electrophysiol...

Seied Rabie Mahdavi1 Ph.D., Alireza Shirazi2 Ph.D., Ali Khodadadee3 BS.c., Mostafa Ghaffory4 MS.c. and Asghar Mesbahi5 Ph.D 1Dept. of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 2Dept. of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 3Azad Research and Science University, Tehran 4Secondary Standard Dosimetry Laboratory ...

Neda Kabiri, Ali Jannati, Nafiseh Vahed, Mina Mahami Oskouei. Ph.D. Student in Health Policy, Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Research Center for Evidence Based Medicine Iran (RCEBM), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Associated Professor in Health Management,...

BACKGROUND In order to define appropriate plans for respiratory infectious diseases, in accordance with Iranian traditional medicine, one should cover the topic of "havae vabai". "Havae vabai" is related to the epidemics of respiratory infectious diseases. METHODS This study is a review of the role of Iranian traditional medicine in the prevention of respiratory infectious diseases .Resources...

Aim: Many traditional treatments have been recommended in the alternative system of medicine for treatment of diabetes mellitus. Juglans regia is one of the medicinal plants used in traditional Iranian medicine as a treatment for diabetes, but little scientific documentation supports its antidiabetic action. Th e purpose of this study was to investigate antidiabetic eff ect of J. regia leaves i...