TY - JOUR T1 - Heartburn and Reflux: From Traditional Iranian Medicine to Modern Medicine TT - سوزش سردل و ریفلاکس: از طب سنّتی ایران تا پزشکی رایج JF - jiitm JO - jiitm VL - 2 IS - 4 UR - http://jiitm.ir/article-1-104-en.html Y1 - 2012 SP - 345 EP - 352 KW - Heartburn KW - Reflux KW - Traditional Iranian Medicine KW - Conventional medicine KW - Gastric burn KW - Traditional Chinese Medicine. N2 - Gastroesophageal reflux accompanied with heartburn is caused by anatomical factors and dysfunction of the lower esophageal sphincter. In the Traditional Iranian Medicine (TIM), heartburn is mostly called herqat-al me’deh (gastric burn), and three types of underlying causes have been mentioned for it. The first cause is taking hard-to-digest foods, which could be eliminated by life style modification and following nutritional rules. The second cause is presence of raw moisture in the first part of stomach. Maturative and laxative drugs can help these patients. The third cause is a condition in which the yellow bile humor is excessively secreted from the spleen in the upper part of the stomach. Soft drinks are prescribed in such cases. Considering the high frequency of heartburn, it is suggested to carry out clinical trials to evaluate these items in the TIM and to introduce the TIM approaches to physicians in order to improve the treatments for this condition. Finally, some comparisons between these topics in the TIM and traditional Chinese medicine were provided M3 ER -