مجله طب سنتی اسلام و ایران
سال چهارم شماره 3 (پیاپی 15، پاییز 1392)

according to the significant volumes of traveling of Iranian pilgrims to the Hajj and prevalence of different diseases among pilgrims, one of the main concerns of the Hajj organization, the pilgrims and especially the physicians is recognition of common diseases, Control and prevent the spread of them in the Hajj trip. Two important questions are raised: What are the common diseases in Hajj? Can Traditional medicine be beneficial in the prevention and treatment of these diseases along with modern medicine?The aim of this study is finding epidemiology of common diseases among Iranian pilgrims in Hajj and the role of solution of traditional medicine in prevention and controlling them.This overview- descriptive study is encompassed on Iranian patient pilgrims who referred to the clinics of Hajj organization in Mecca and Medina during one month period in 1389. The kind of diseases were examined based on specific symptoms and main problem of pilgrims and by using library resources of traditional medicine the possible solutions of traditional medicine have been presented to these diseases.In this study, 1956 patients were examined and the most common diseases in Hajj are respiratory diseases, cough and cold with the rate of 17.6%, digestion diseases and constipation with the rate of 12.8% and muscular spasm and skeletal diseases with the rate of 12%.Due to the limitations of Hajj organization and Pilgrims on transferring medical drugs from Iran to Saudi Arabia and also according to our leader‘s eloquent speech,” Medical problems should be solved in our country and it will be solved. When we have scientific characters like Ibn Sina and al-Razi and others why we shouldn’t be hopeful to become Self-sufficient country today.”Unfortunately despite the numerous studies done by other partners, until now the role of traditional medicine in the prevention and treatment of these diseases have not been reviewed And it seems the wisely solutions of traditional medicine can play an active role in prevent of pilgrim’s problems and diseases to protect the their health, Especially in the grueling heat of the Saudi Arabia. Due to the very high number of patients per shift, it is not possible to educating these wisely solutions to patients by for physicians. So it’s better, these educations have been started from the early stages of the Hajj Registration with books, Leaflet about Principles traditional medicine on health.

Infertility and its complications is one of the main problems in human's today life. The high prevalence of infertility and the long process of manage it; make it harder with a load of emotional and financial complications. So it has lots of psychological problems too.This study try to review the connection between psychological factors and infertility as two factors that effect on each other. To this end we carefully evaluated the available Iranian Traditional books such as Al-Qanun, Kamel al-senaeh, Zakhireh Kharazmshahi, Exir azam, Moalejat Aghili and classic references too.It seems that the theory of the role of main organ in Iranian traditional medicine in infertility and the role of psychological effects on main organ give us a theory. So not only psychological effects are a complication for infertility and the process of manage it, but also they can make infertility. By the way Iranian traditional medicine explained psychological problems as cause for infertilitypsychological effects such as happiness and unhappiness fear and anxious have a main role in human"s health. therefore a good control on them can mange many problems even infertility.

Background and

Traditional medicine has been a part of the culture and of the public health system. The Kermanshah province is rich in species and medicinal herbs. Numerous traditional markets that offer local herbs and spices indicate the interest of the people of this land in the herbs. Therefore, this study investigates professional features and knowledge of medicinal plants suppliers in the city of Kermanshah in 2012.

Methods used according to its purpose are a descriptive survey. The population for this study comprised of all distributors of medicinal plants in the city of Kermanshah, which were 24 units. In order to build up collect data, the set of documents to the questionnaire was designed. First questionnaire was approved by the relevant experts and a pilot study with a choice of 10 Attar, outside the scope of this research, to evaluate the reliability of measuring instruments. Cronbach's alpha of the necessary changes, (α=0.87) was obtained to indicate the reliability of the survey instrument.

The results of this study showed that 79.2%) have the average level of knowledge in the field of medicinal plants and 45.9% of them have college degrees. The results indicate that the (88%) of the company's suppliers of medicinal herbs attended in training classes. The most sold plants were borage, cinnamon, turmeric, ginger, peppermint, chamomile, chicory. Many buyers use them for treatment of illness such as Gastrointestinal, neurological, psychological, and cold.

We recommend with regard to the city's field of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Production at Kermanshah University, apply herbs shall be licensed to experts in this field and by relevant institutions; training courses are also will be organized for other suppliers. Also, the University of Pharmacology supervises and inspects their activities.