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ReviewCaspian journal of internal medicine2018

Digesters in traditional Persian medicine.

Zeinab Mahmoudpour, Hoda Shirafkan, Morteza Mojahedi, Narjes Gorji, Seyyed Ali Mozaffarpur

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Review in Caspian journal of internal medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zeinab MahmoudpourDepartment of Persian Medicine, School of Persian Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Hoda ShirafkanDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Morteza MojahediDepartment of History of Medical Sciences, School of Persian Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Narjes GorjiTraditional Medicine and History of Medical Sciences Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Seyyed Ali MozaffarpurTraditional Medicine and History of Medical Sciences Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Babol University of Medical Sciences · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFunctional gastrointestinal diseases are common in general populations and comprise more than 40% visits to gastroenterologists

methodsIn this study, a set of compound drugs known as digesters (jawarishes) and other applications are described based on main TPM text books.

resultsJawarishes have different formulations containing various medicinal herbs used for better food digestion and improved gastric functions and also used for other disorders including reinforcing the brain, heart, liver and some therapeutic approaches.

conclusionsBy reviewing medieval Persian pharmaceutical manuscripts, we can conclude that many herbs are effective in different systems of the body and improve gastric functions.

Indexed as

Gastrointestinal tractHerbal medicineJawarish

Identifiers

PMID29387312
PMCPMC5771353
OpenAlexW2775622790

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