Effective Materia Medica on Infertility From Hakim Mo’men’s View

 Momen Tonekabani is one of the most famous physicians in the history of Iranian herbal pharmacology. He wrote a comprehensive book of single and compound drugs with the aim of correcting the book Ekhtiarat-e-badiee . This book is an example of the pharmacology books in the Safavide era. Infertility is a complex life crisis and a psychological threat. Many studies have likened the psychological consequences of infertility to public grief reactions.  

 This review study, using a library method, focuses on the book Tohfat al-Momenin for collecting data. In this regard, effective materia medica in infertility treatment are investigated. 

 We found 396 materia medica, each of which had a direct and indirect effect on infertility. They could be consumed in the form of incense, ointment, herbal bath, gilding, vaginal suppository, half-boiled, rectal suppository, and oral.  

 The list of materia medica presented in this study can be tested in experimental and clinical studies, and If proven to be effective, can be used in infertility treatment.