Oriental Sore in Traditional Medicine

Physicians have been familiar with leishmaniosis for thousands of years. This disease couldpresent in several different forms, one of which is cutaneous leishmaniosis. This type hasbeen named as Rish-e-Balkhi (Balkh Wound) in Iranian traditional medicine texts. In thispaper the description of the disease, its diagnostic methods and various treatment modalities are investigated in the light of relevant traditional medical texts.