Background: Functional gastrointestinal diseases are common in general populations and comprise more than 40% visits to gastroenterologists. Treatment options of gastrointestinal diseases have been limited. There are a few medications for functional gastrointestinal diseases and some of medications are not available in the market or in the place where the patient lives. Traditional Persian medi...

some physicochemical parameters of honey have been introduced by the international honey commission to evaluate its quality and origin but processes such as heating and filtering can affect these parameters. in traditional iranian medicine, deslagging process involves boiling honey in an equal volume of water and removing the slag formed during process. the aim of this study was to determine th...

background: data suggest that v. arctostaphylos, b. thunbergii var. atropurpurea, e. angustifolia and l. acanthodes may prevent gastric ulcers induced by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids). objective: to explore the ulcer-protective potential of these plants in indomethacin-induced gastric ulcers in rats. methods: saline, hydro-alcoholic extract of each plant (100, 400, 800 mg/kg) a...

objectives this study tried to codify the recommendations of iranian traditional medicine (itm) by studying the main medical manuscripts. the second purpose was to compare these findings with new medical information. materials and methods cardinal traditional medical and pharmacological texts from 10th to 18th century were searched for traditional terms of dementia (nesyan, fisad-uz-zekr, faram...

one of the horizons that always directs human to discover unknowns is nature and its valuable substances. although it is a new branch in medicine but it has a valuable place from ancient times. during continuous years, natural drugs especially herbal drugs had became the base and even in some cases the only way for treatment and their primary substances are still being used in pharmacological i...

conclusions tg showed protective effect against ethanol induced gastric ulcer. this study confirmed traditional medicine claims of tg. objectives the aim of the present study was to determine the acute toxicity and protective effect of hydroalcoholic extract of tg (hetg) against ethanol induced gastric ulcer. materials and methods male wistar rats were divided into five groups (n = 7). hetg at ...

Traditional medicine are used by some 60% of worlds population and in some countries are extensiveingly incorporated into the public health system. There are two types of evidence that can be used to support claims on traditional medicine; scientific evidence and traditional use. Long hystorical use of traditional medocine provide the safty and efficacy of it but it is not enough without enough...

background: venous ulcers are a major problem for patients with chronic venous disease (cvd) such as varicose veins. its treatment is very complex and requires great care, such that inappropriate responses to various medical and surgical treatment could change this condition. this report aims to provide clinical experiences of iranian traditional medicine that has been the most effective treatm...