objective: during the ancient times, saffron (crocus sativus l.) had many uses around the world; however, some of these uses were forgotten throughout the history. but a newly formed interest in natural active compounds brought back the attention toward historical uses of saffron. understanding different uses of saffron in the past can help us finding the best uses at present.in this study, wer...

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conclusions this study revealed the noticeable popularity of cam in patients suffering from chronic rheumatologic diseases, mostly due to their dissatisfaction with conventional treatments. patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, 100 randomly selected patients, with different diseases, were questioned about demographic data, disease duration, the type of cam used, reasons, visit int...

abstract islamic medicine is regarded as a comprehensive medical school with a long, glorious and worldwide reputation. some of the physicians of this school are famous worldwide and have contributed valuable services to the scientific world. given the dramatically increasing prevalence of cancer and the relative inefficacy of current medications, there is a great demand for the introduction of...

evidence based medicine (ebm) is a new approach to patient management which incorporates best evidence with the clinical expertise of the health care providers. although this approach has had a rapid growth in many clinical disciplines, its applications in radiology and nuclear medicine has not been addressed sufficiently. in this review ebm is briefly explained and the first two steps of the e...

archaeological excavations have revealed diverse medical materials of the bronze, neolithic, hellenistic ages, the roman empire and late ancient culture period in the territory of georgia. these materials are rich repositories of national, spiritual and material culture kept in different museums of georgia. to show the origin and development of medicine in georgia, it is, primarily, crucial to ...

results the result of the present study confirmed wide use of herbal drugs use during pregnancy that need to report the safety concerns of these drugs during pregnancy. background investigations across the world confirm dramatic increment in the use of complementary and alternative medicine in pregnant women. the most important aspect is lack of awareness of pregnant women about potential effec...

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background: to determine the prevalence and patterns of complementary and alternative medicine (cam) use in urban population in isfahan. methods: in a cross–sectional study through two-stage sampling methods, 870 individuals were selected from isfahan province, center of iran. we selected 20 clusters randomly and chose one household from each cluster by chance then 24 households were included...