مجله طب سنتی اسلام و ایران
سال چهارم شماره 4 (پیاپی 16، زمستان 1392)

Acute flank pain (AFP) as a common chief complain has a wide spectrum of differential diagnosis in conventional medicine. Also, Iranian traditional medicine presents similar wideness of diagnoses, etiologies and therapeutics. This study evaluates and explains differential diagnosis of AFP in traditional medicine and compares them with new studie's results.

This is a qualitative study which was done in library with evaluation of traditional sources and new articles in medicine. Content analysis has done around "acute flank pain" in ancient scientist's view and then results, comparison with results of new studies around this basic.

this study categories differential diagnosis of AFP in both traditional and conventional medicine which helps us to present theory based on abilities of these two instructions and their ability to share and affect each other.

Unique theory of "reeh" (wind) in traditional medicine besides of bacterial etiology in conventional medicine, leads to development of more effective diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms in the basic of acute flank pain.

From the viewpoint of traditional Iranian medicine, spleen is the supply of black bile and it has an important role to make strength of body and limbs and patience of people via healthy black bile. So spleen can has major role in many diseases. In this paper all the symptoms of spleen diseases are accumulated from ten textbooks of Traditional Iranian Medicine and analyzed. 119 symptoms are accumulated. These are mainly including symptoms such as body color, gastrointestinal symptoms, and pulse or urine changes, psychiatric symptoms and so on. Among these symptoms 21 items have more frequency like diarrhea, anorexia and bloating. Some of the symptoms are more frequent and In general considering to the function of spleen in immune system, removal of old red blood cells, appetite disorders, also its relation to liver, stomach, intestine, crises, skin pigmentation and insomnia, help us to better diagnose and treat the diseases which are correspond to the organs or conditions mentioned above.

Headache is a prevalent and disabling condition that affects people in all age groups worldwide and degrades the quality of life and job performance. However, the etiology of a large group of headaches is still unclear and this have prevented efficient treatments. There are several case reports of people with headache that suffer from other medical problems as well. This was the key directed us to present an important headache group that is not classified by the International Headache Society (IHS): “The participatory headache”. In the Traditional Iranian Medicine, the participatory headache [“Sodae mosharekati”] is defined as the headache not originated from the head and neck; rather, the headache is caused by another organ dysfunction/disease. Treatment of this type of headache completely depends on the treatment of the original affected organ. Reviewing available references from Traditional Iranian Medicine on participatory headache as well as the books, papers and case reports from the conventional medicine about headaches with unknown etiology, we made a comparative study in this field that is presented. Our investigation demonstrated that there are significant evidences in the conventional medicine literature for different types of the participatory headache, as classified in traditional medicine into the following categories: 1- Headache caused by the stomach: The scientists in the field of the conventional medicine also believe that headache is a frequent feature of functional gastrointestinal disorders. 2- Headache with kidney origin: There are several reports of the cases with kidney disease which also suffer from headache. 3- Headache with liver origin: our literature review showed relationship among migraine and liver disease. 4- Bowel, bladder and uterus origin of the headache is also well documented in the patients with IBS, bladder and uterus disease. Recognizing the participatory headache as described in the traditional medicine, can help researchers to establish new criteria to improve headache diagnosis and treatment protocols.

Massage therapy as a field of health domain, despite of scholarly research and popularity around the world, including topics Which has been paid less in scientometrics. Hence, this study intends to observe and mapping science of massage therapy, information on major hot topics in this area is to provide users and policy makers. These tools will facilitate the understanding of the field of massage therapy. In this study, Co-word Analysis as a method of content analysis was used to mapping science of massage therapy. All articles in the field of massage therapy were extracted from the Scopus database during years 2008-2013. Science map of Massage therapy and its matrix were designed using the software Wordstat. Finally science map of Massage Therapy was drawn in Software Vosviewer. The results show that science map of massage therapy in Scopus database, during 2008-2013, consists of 11 main categories which are: 1. Common and important issues)such as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), Traditional medicine, cancer, depression and anxiety, music therapy, diet, etc) 2. Cardiovascular 3. Medications and herbal extracts 4. Body, muscle, connective tissue and joints 5. Infants, baby and pregnant women 6. Skin, eyes and mouth 7. Prostate 8. Digestive 9. Facial and Nerves 10. Pelvis 11. Lymph). Also to identify hot topics of massage therapy, in addition to weight and frequency terms, their density as a criterion for importance of topics used. The study is based on Co-word Analysis, can provides a clear and acceptable analysis from the current research situation and topics, terms and relations between terms. As an interface between the users and the database used. This way, users and policy makers can better understand the research situation and topics of feilds.

Good nutrition is one of the most important factors in a healthy pregnancy, which is related to mother’s health, rate of pregnancy complaints, fetal growth and the delivery complications. In recent decades, the use of alternative and complementary medicine has increased considerably. Using herbal products in order to avoid the chemical drugs side effects is increasing specially among pregnant women. However arbitrary use of these herbs without considering their side effects would endanger the health of the mother and the fetus. Reviewing available references from Traditional Iranian Medicine on pregnancy as well as the books, papers and case reports from the conventional medicine about using herbs during pregnancy, we made a comparative study in this field that is presented. Principles of nutrition during pregnancy in the conventional medicine resources are based on micro and macronutrients and calorie intake. The complications due to lack of the nutrients or poor calorie intake in pregnant women is discussed in the nutrition text books in detail, but the use of herbal supplements is not well explained reflecting the limited research in this field. In Iranian traditional medicine resources healthy life style during pregnancy including the use of food and herbal drugs is well documented. It is recommended for pregnant women to use ‘Saleh-al-kimus’, subtle and mild foods and avoid to use special herbs which are abortogenic or teratogenic. Despite the benefits of herbal products, misuse of them may lead to severe complications so increasing the knowledge of physicians and pregnant women about the side effects of herbal drugs during pregnancy considering the information of traditional medicine resources, ensures mother and fetus health and improves public health.

Despite the advice "Drink at least eight glasses of water a day" is ubiquitous and the nutrition resources insist on that, there are not enough scientific documents to support this advice, and according to the traditional Iranian medicine (TIM) it is even very harmful to drink such amount of water a day. TIM practitioners believe that, water drinking is just allowed when one is really thirsty. In TIM textbooks, Forbidden drinking times and the adverse effects of drinking water more than the body need are explained in detail. In this study, the viewpoints of conventional nutrition science and TIM about this issue are compared and discussed. Reviewing available references from TIM as well as the books, papers and case reports from the conventional medicine about water drinking, we made a comparative study in this field that is presented. Valtin H. et al in a paper published in 2002, challenged the recommendation of "Drink at least eight glasses of water a day". He believes that not only there is not enough evidence for this recommendation, but also this suggestion may be harmful. After publication of this article the Institute of Medicine revised its previous protocol and changed this advice and suggested the "thirst" is the best symptom to show our need to water; which confirms the rule that had been mentioned by Avicenna. Another important point to consider about nutritional guidelines is that these items are prescribed the same for all people in the conventional medicine; however the drinking water rules are different in according to people temperaments (mezaj) in the TIM. In conclusion the authors recommend not following the hydrotherapy or drinking suggestions without scientific evidence-based reports and encourage researchers to investigate possible side effects of excessive water intake in animal models and then human studies.

Islam considers the great value of excellence in health. The Quran is introduced as the Guidance and health book.In this way; in the health care it provides different guidelines. One of the guidelines of the Quran in numerous verses is nutritional advices. The aim of this study was to extract and identify the role of revelation nutrition in regard to health. This review study is based on analytical and conceptual documents. In this regard, we attended to original references, as well as searching databases such as Sid, Magiran, Noormags, iranmedex to collect data and then clarified them according to the objectives and the research questions. Then, the collected materials were analyzed. In regard to healthy nutrition, the teachings of revelation considers all aspects of health. Regarding to physical health, it proposes the diversity of food and its safety or “Tayyeb”. It considers by Halal and haram foods and also accepting God as true Razzaq, spirituality in health. The spiritual attitude, mental health indicators, such as peace, ethical, and Salih practice is followed. By Feed to the poor and equitable distribution of food in the community, is other Quranic teaching which followed social health. Since the teachings of revelation consider the indicators of physical, spiritual, mental and social health in nutrition. It is essential to World Policymakers of fed to attend Islamic approach of Nutrition to be achieved true health.

Feed of the most important components is the lifestyle of the people in every land. Religion and medicine are the most important factors in nutrition. The official religion of Zoroaster, had great influence in the field of the Persians nutrition. Medical monopoly by the religious teachings caused a lot of commands to find the religious aspect. Medical advice in the area of food is: Variety of foods, customs table, the number of meals religious aspects found. This paper will be based on historical and religious sources to determine the presence and influence is discussed.

Natural products such as herbal oils nowadays, recommended and have been used to cure and alleviate a lot of physical and mental disorders by therapists of natural health practitioners.The oils from seeds, fruits, and the brain of that sort of seeds or, their skin is prepared for treatment of variety of diseases today and have been used for treatment of disease by localized or oral usage and supplied to the patients.The oils from seeds, fruits, and their seed’s brain and their skin is prepared today for treatment of a variety of diseases and used as a localized and oral treatment.Plant oils are a rich source of essential fatty acids, vitamins, mineral and extracted oils such as canola, soybean, sunflower, corn, Sesame oils and etc. The most well known types of plant oils have been administrated by seeds brains and some of the seeds that could be obtained.Information’s of this article had been collected from the contents of the traditional medicine Books, such as GHANON in medicine and the ZAKHIREIE KHARAZMSHAHI as well. The comprehensive Islamic traditional medicine- software also had been used too. Preventive medicine take precedence over traditional medicine treatment, and one of the ways of disease prevention would observed by the principles of healthy nutrition, because compliance with these principles helps not only to health of people but also optimum mental and emotional works in several communities could be followed as well.In addition to the dietary and eating purpose a wide range of vegetable oils for use in cosmetics practice or pharmacy industry are sold and their properties and their characteristics are much noticed by the female attention.In this paper, some natural characteristics of oils would be evaluated respect to look to therapeutic and topical applications.

Āvishan, a genus from the family of Labiatae, has been identified in Iranian traditional medicine (ITM) with different names such as “Sa‘tar”, “Ābshan”, and “Kahlik oti”. Three kinds of this plant, “Barri”, “Bostāni” and “Jabali”, have been considered in the ITM. In this paper, we tried to determine the scientific names of these three kinds, according to their characteristics mentioned in the ITM resources and also propose appropriate Persian names for these scientific names. It was concluded that the characteristics of “Barri” in ITM are matched with the two species of Thymus including T. daenensis and T. pubescens, those for “Bostāni” seems to be corresponding to T. kotschyanus and “Jabali” is matched to Zataria multiflora. The suggested Persian names for these species are “Āvishan Denāī” for T. daenensis, “Āvishan korkdār” for T. pubescens, “Āzorbeh” for T. kotschyanus, and “Āvishan Shirāzi” for Zataria multiflora.