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Najmeh Dehparvar, Tayyebeh Ghazaleh, Zahra Sharifan, Daryoush Taherkhani, Mohsen Keyhan Soltani, Yasin Karimi, Zahra Bahaedin, Sedigheh Talebi, Mohsen Naseri,
Volume 12, Issue 4 (3-2022)
Abstract
Background and Purpose: In Persian Medicine (PM) sources, sleep is one of the important priorities for maintaining health and treating diseases. From the perspective of modern medicine, any disturbance in the circadian rhythm will alter natural fluctuations of the endocrine system. This study deals with the characteristics of a good sleep and its effects on the prevention of diseases from the perspective of PM and Modern Medicine.
Materials and Methods: This research is a review study, in which authoritative PM books also taught in PM schools (such as The Canon of Medicine) and also electronic databases such as Google Scholar, PubMed, SID and Noor software have been searched.
Results: Sleep is one of the six important principles of maintaining health from the perspective of PM. In the sources of this school, the most detailed principles of suitable sleep for different individuals are discussed. For example, children need more sleep than young adults, and women more than men. Additionally, there is more need for sleep in summer than in winter. PM also discusses the effects of poor and bad sleep. Valuable studies have been conducted in the world that have expressed the relationship between sleep problems with various physical and mental diseases such as high blood pressure, kidney problems, anxiety, depression and even infertility.
Conclusion: By studying new medical achievements in the field of sleep as well as information from PM resources, a very close and strong relationship can be found between these two perspectives. Both schools pay special attention to sleep timing. Moreover, both recognize the difference in amount of sleep needed based on individual differences, and believe in the effect of sleep on improvement of physical and psychological recovery of human being. However, in some cases, such as the characteristics of proper sleep, PM discusses much more details.
Hori Ghaneialvar, Hedayat Heydarizadeh, Damoun Razmjoue, Mahsoumeh Tahmasebi, Naser Abbasi, Mahmoud Bahmani,
Volume 15, Issue 1 (5-2024)
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Background and Purpose: Information related to the use of medicinal plants has been passed down from one generation to another for many years, leading to the establishment of an important field called ethnobotany or herbal ethnography. To date, no research has been conducted to investigate the ethnobotanical medicinal plants of the indigenous people of Ilam to identify medicinal plants effective on kidney stones.
Materials and Methods: The current study is a cross-sectional ethnobotanical study between April 2023 and November 2023 in Ilam city. Collection of traditional therapeutic information about plants effective on kidney stones (kidney pain) was conducted through an ethnobotanical questionnaire. The individual conducting the inquiry personally carried out interviews by visiting each and every herbal store (Attari) in the city of Ilam. To analyze the data obtained from the interviews, indicators such as the usage report index (UR) and the quantitative index of the relative frequency of registration (RFC) were used to obtain quantitative information.
Results: According to the results, 52% of the participants in the study were male herbalistsand 48% were female. Approximately, 60% of the herbalists had a bachelor's degree, and 60% were Kurds. In Ilam city, 16 plant species from 14 plant families are used to treat kidney pain caused by kidney stones. Alfalfa, corn, Iranian scurvy, prickly pear, three-color marshmallow, tangerine, Japanese parsnip, spectacular artichoke, andole, black seed, Abu Jahl watermelon, murtlekh, desert ivy, two branched horses, yarrow, small-seeded cherry, chicory, fig and Desert monkey flower is one of the most important medicinal plants that are used in the ethnobotany of Ilam city to treat kidney stones.
Conclusion: The findings derived from this research not only preserve the ethnic knowledge related to medicinal plants in the region but also open avenues for further studies aimed at treating kidney stones with these identified plants, potentially leading to the development of effective and safe herbal remedies for this condition.
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