Iranian-Islamic traditional medicine

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  • Traditional medicine role in strengthening immune system against COVID-19 2020-03-01 19:27

    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 2019-04-14 23:02

    Iran supports producing 170 innovative traditional medicines

    TEHRAN -- The national council for science and technology development of medicinal and aromatic plants and traditional medicine supports over 170 innovative products in over 150 knowledge-based companies, Mehr reported on Sunday.

  • ‘Iranian traditional medicine effective on reducing cancer pain’ 2019-02-04 23:17

    ‘Iranian traditional medicine effective on reducing cancer pain’

    TEHRAN — Iranian traditional medicine can effectively help in reducing pain among patients with cancer, head of Iranian Society of Radiotherapy Oncology has said.

  • jujube 2019-01-09 10:51

    Biotech center opens for medical plant tissue culture

    TEHRAN -- The first biotechnology center in Iran for medical plant tissue culture was established in Birjand, eastern South Khorasan province, on Monday.

  • Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari 2018-07-26 10:20

    By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari

    Persian medicine 

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

  • Persian medicine 2018-07-24 09:42

    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. 

  • Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari 2018/05/09

    By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari, MD, PhD

    Importance of humors: Formation, nutrition, organ regeneration

    Iranian traditional medicine is a holistic medicine which is based on individual differences and a determinant basic concept known as Mizaj (temperament). This is the main difference between the traditional medicine practiced for hundreds of years in Iran and other medicines.

  • Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari 2018/04/21

    By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari, MD, PhD

    Iranian traditional medicine: Eat a varied, well-balanced diet

    Over the previous articles the broad definition of the temperaments (Mizaj in Persian), their specifications, food and drinks producing the four humors, also called ‘Akhlat’ in Persian, in the body or formation of excessive amounts of the humors in the body leading to mal-temperament or Sou-e Mizaj, and most importantly healthy lifestyle tips suiting people with different temperaments were given.

  • Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari 2018/01/17

    By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari

    Importance and specifications of “Akhlat”- Black bile

    TEHRAN — ‘Abstaining’ from food stuff and drinks as well as reforming eating habit in accordance with one’s individual temperament would definitely help people to stay healthy.

  • Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari 2018/01/12

    By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari

    Importance and specifications of "Akhlat"- Phlegm

    As a general principle the Iranian traditional medicine highly recommends individuals to abstain from food stuff which could harm them as they could cause an imbalance in the quantity or quality of one or more than one of the four bodily humors.

  • Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari 2017/12/20

    By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari

    Importance and specifications of “Akhlat”- Blood

    TEHRAN — Keeping the four humors, namely yellow bile, blood, black bile, and phlegm in good proportion would definitely improve one’s health.

  • Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari 2017/12/16

    By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari

    The importance and specifications of "Akhlat"- Yellow bile

    TEHRAN — According to the sayings of prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and the twelve Shia imams ‘abstaining’, not consuming food and drinks which are not good for us, and heeding other environmental factors are the keys to health.

  • Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari 2017/11/22

    By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari

    Perfect health originates from balanced humors

    TEHRAN — In a nutshell ‘Akhlat’ are liquid humors which are formed in the liver and gastrointestinal system subsequent to the digestion. The four humors including blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm, will provide the cells and the body organs with necessary nutrients.

  • traditional medicie 2017-11-16 11:04

    By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari

    Keep healthy: Know what you eat, how you eat

    TEHRAN — The Iranian traditional medicine puts a strong emphasis on what one must eat and drink - in accordance with their temperament- and how to eat to have a healthier digestive system.

  • Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari 2017/11/10

    By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari

    Traditional medicine: How to keep healthy in autumn?

    Part 2

    TEHRAN — Owing to the fact that the temperament (Mizaj) of autumn is cold and dry some mental and physical conditions may also develop during this time of the year.

  • Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari 2017/10/25

    Traditional medicine: How to keep healthy in autumn?

    Part 1

    TEHRAN — In regard to the fact that seasons [link] as well as everything else in the world have distinguishing temperaments, one should follow lifestyle tips and consume food stuff depending on the season to stay healthy all year round.

  • Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari 2017-10-18 11:21

    By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari

    Everything has a temperament: Age range and their suitable lifestyle

    Part 6

    TEHRAN — Temperaments, or to use the Persian term Mizaj, lay basis for Iranian traditional medicine.

  • Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari 2017/10/11

    By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari

    Everything has a temperament: Exercise, sleeping, wakefulness

    Part 5

    TEHRAN — As thoroughly explained over the past four articles, everything including body organs, seasons, colors, day and night, flavors and climates, and psychiatric conditions has a temperament.

  • Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari 2017/10/04

    By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari

    Everything has a temperament: psychiatric conditions

    Part 4

    TEHRAN —Similar to human beings who have distinguishing temperaments, everything including body organs, seasons, colors, day and night, flavors and climates has a temperament too.

  • Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari 2017/09/27

    By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari

    Everything has a temperament: flavors, climates

    Part 3

    TEHRAN — Everything that exists in this world including animals, plants, colors, objects, climatic conditions, places, etc. has a temperament (Mizaj).

  • Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari 2017/09/20

    By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari

    Everything has a temperament: Colors, seasons, day and night

    Part 2

    TEHRAN — As formerly discussed, beside human beings everything in the universe namely animals, plants and inanimate objects, seasons, climatic conditions, age, or gender have a temperament (Mizaj).

  • Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari 2017/09/06

    By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari

    Everything has a temperament

    Part 1

    Everything in this world including animals, plants and inanimate objects, seasons, climatic conditions, age, or gender have a temperament (Mizaj). It means that everything can be described regarding its warmness or humidity.

  • Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari 2017-09-01 15:16

    By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari, MD, PHD

    What are the causes of mal-temperament?

    Part 2

    Based on Iranian-Islamic traditional medicine, temperament - or to use the Persian term Mizaj - is regarded as the excess or lack of warmness and humidity in one’s body and is categorized into four qualities of warmness, coldness, dryness and wetness.

  • Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari 2017-08-23 12:34

    By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari, MD, PHD

    What are the causes of mal-temperament?

    Generally, Mizaj represents the excess or lack of warmness and humidity in one's body and is classified into four categories- also called four qualities- of warmness, coldness, dryness and wetness.

  • Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari 2017/08/16

    By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari, MD, PhD

    Phlegmatic temperament: Specifications and lifestyle

    Part 2

    TEHRAN — Not only medical conditions but also health-related behaviors are considered personalized in Iranian-Islamic traditional medicine.

  • Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari 2017/08/09

    By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari, MD, PhD

    Phlegmatic temperament: Specifications and lifestyle

    TEHRAN — Iranian traditional medicine encompasses a diversity of knowledge about preventive medicine, remedies, and the preservation and promotion of good health.

  • Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari 2017/08/02

    By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari, MD, PhD

    Melancholic temperament: Specifications and lifestyle

    Part 2

    TEHRAN — According to the Iranian Islamic traditional medicine if one could identify the patient's temper, they would predict his/her health-related behaviors rather than predisposition and prognosis to different diseases, and select the best treatment.

  • Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari 2017/07/26

    By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari, MD, PhD

    Melancholic temperament: Specifications and lifestyle

    part 1

    TEHRAN — Iranian-Islamic traditional medicine is a holistic medicine which has been based on individual differences and a determinant basic concept named as Mizaj (temperament).

  • Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari 2017/07/19

    By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari, MD, PhD

    Sanguine temperament: Specifications and lifestyle

    Part 2

    TEHRAN — Different diseases are nowadays spreading at an increasing rate throughout the world. So, traditional medicine is advised by the World Health Organization as a complementary method or an alternative to classic medicine.

  • Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari 2017/07/12

    By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari, MD, PhD

    Sanguine temperament: Specifications and lifestyle

    Part 1

    TEHRAN — Personalized medicine (PM) is a novel term used for a medical model in which all diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic aspects of a disease are individualized for a patient.