Exploring Hepatitis From the Perspective of Iranian Traditional Medicine: Using a Qualitative Approach.

Mahdi Yousefi, Seyed Mous Al-Reza Hosseini, Ali Taghipour, Saeed Zibaee, Mohammad Reza Noras

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Review in Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mahdi Yousefi1 School of Persian and Complementary Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Seyed Mous Al-Reza Hosseini2 Department of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Ali Taghipour3 School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Saeed Zibaee4 Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Mashhad, Iran.

Mohammad Reza Noras1 School of Persian and Complementary Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences · IRRazi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatitis is a global health problem, with significant adverse impacts on patients' quality of life. In this study, we aimed to review major resources of Iranian traditional medicine and determine whether the etiology and semiology of hepatitis, in particular chronic hepatitis, in traditional and conventional medicine might be aligned. Through such studies, we might be able to develop new approaches for clinical research to improve our current knowledge on the etiology and treatment of this condition. In this qualitative study, recently published studies, scientific databases, and reliable Iranian traditional medicine resources, including the Canon of Medicine, were searched. The integrative use of conventional and traditional medicine for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes could be evaluated to develop new modalities for dealing with this condition. An integrated approach is recommended in clinical research in order to find more efficient and safer treatment.

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HepatitisHumansIranMedicine, TraditionalPhytotherapyAvicennahepatitisIranian traditional medicineO’ramtemperamentwaramWaram-e kabed

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PMID27089895

DOI10.1177/2156587216643684

PMCPMC5871186

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