85 traditional medicine projects developed to help curb COVID-19

TEHRAN – Eighty-five research projects on traditional herbal medicine have been developed to help contain the coronavirus pandemic in Iran, an advisor to the traditional medicine office at the Ministry of Health, has announced.

Traditional medicine center inaugurated for COVID-19 patients

TEHRAN – A center offering traditional medicine services to coronavirus patients was inaugurated in Tehran’s Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences on Sunday.

Discover amazing properties of Iranian endemic medicinal plants

TEHRAN – Bioactive compounds of medicinal herbs have possible health benefits with antioxidative, anticarcinogenic, antihypertensive, antimutagenic and antimicrobial activities. Iranian traditional medicine is rich of various herbs which have been used to treat various diseases and disorders since ancient times.

Iran ranks 5th worldwide in traditional medicine citation

TEHRAN – Iran ranked fifth among all participating countries for publication of articles in the field of indigenous pharmacology, traditional medicine and medicinal plants in 2011-2018, according to the analytical report of the Journal of Ethnopharmacology.

Health ministry to promote Iranian lifestyle based on traditional medicine

TEHRAN – The Ministry of Health’s department of Iranian traditional medicine has signed a memorandum of understanding with five executive bodies for the development of a cult

What does Iranian traditional medicine recommend against COVID-19?

TEHRAN – Iranian traditional medicine can play an effective role in strengthening the immune system to resist the novel coronavirus infection, the health ministry’s director of traditional medicine department has said.

Iranian traditional medicine can expand globally: WHO

TEHRAN- the World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Iran announced that Iranian traditional medicine has the potential to gain international recognition and WHO must support its globalization.

Iran’s first geriatrics clinic to be inaugurated 

TEHRAN— The first geriatrics specialty clinic in Iran will be inaugurated by the end of the current Iranian calendar month (Feb. 19) in Semnan province, Semnan University of Medical Sciences chancellor has said.

Engineers design device for Iranian traditional medicine

TEHRAN- The engineering principles were used for the very first time in designing a device for Iranian traditional medicine. 

20 Iranian traditional medicine centers under construction

TEHRAN - Twenty health centers offering Iranian traditional medicine are being constructed in 20 different areas across the country, said the president of Iran School of Traditional Medicine. 

First Iranian accelerator for traditional medicine to be launched

TEHRAN – The first Iranian accelerator for traditional medicine will be introduced in the 4th festival of medicinal herbs, natural products and traditional medicine, which runs from November 12 to 15 at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Mosalla.

Insurance coverage for Iranian traditional medicine

TEHRAN – Iranian traditional medicine services will be covered by the insurance companies, head of the Iranian traditional medicine department at the Ministry of Health has said.

By Maryam Qarehgozlou

Iranian traditional medicine can play a leading role in military medicine worldwide

TEHRAN — Iranian traditional medicine can play a major part in military medicine worldwide, Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari, an Iranian-Islamic traditional medicine researcher, said on Wednesday.

National congress on medicinal plants to be held

TEHRAN – The 23rd national congress on medicinal plants will be held on August 27-30 in Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (GAU), northern Iran, ISNA reported on Tuesday.

Tehran to host traditional medicine, medicinal herbs festival

TEHRAN – The fourth festival of medicinal herbs, natural products and traditional medicine aiming to showcase Iran’s potential in the field of medicinal herbs will be hold on November 12-15 in Tehran, secretary of headquarters for developing medicinal herbs and traditional medicine science and technology headquarters has said.

By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari

Persian medicine 

Taking medicinal plants on the supposition that they have no side effects is absolutely wrong.

By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari

Can’t sleep? Persian medicine helps address difficulty sleeping. 

Iranian traditional medicine (also known as Persian medicine) helps address difficulty sleeping. 

Iranian traditional medicine can beat non-communicable diseases

TEHRAN – The Iranian traditional medicine has already gained the capability of treating non-communicable diseases (NCDs), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences chancellor has said.