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ReviewWiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)2026

Avicenna's approach to the treatment of rabies in the perspective of current medicine.

Mohammad Amrollahi-Sharifabadi, Jamal Rezaei Orimi, Nemat Shams, Bushra Shakoor, Sara Gonçalves, Syed Mohd Abbas Zaidi, Sayeed Ahmad

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Review in Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946), 2026. 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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Mohammad Amrollahi-SharifabadiDepartment of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran. amrollahi.m@lu.ac.ir.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4458-7689
Jamal Rezaei OrimiPre-hospital Emergency Medical Services and Disaster Management Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2356-5552
Nemat ShamsDepartment of Microbiology and Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8614-3720
Bushra ShakoorSynthetic and Natural Product Drug Discovery Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Government College Women University Faisalabad, 38000, Faisalabad, Pakistan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-7249-4981
Sara GonçalvesAcademic Clinical Center of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (CACTMAD), University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8287-1357
Syed Mohd Abbas ZaidiDepartment of Moalajat (Internal Medicine), Hakim Syed Ziaul Hasan (HSZH) Government Unani Medical College, 462003, Bhopal, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7599-4041
Sayeed AhmadCentre of Excellence in Unani Medicine (Pharmacognosy and Pharmacology), Bioactive Natural Product Laboratory, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, 110062, New Delhi, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1573-152X

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Abstract

The current study explores Avicenna's approach to rabies management, which is documented in his seminal work, The Canon of Medicine. His diagnostic strategies, therapeutic principles, and suggested medicinal plants against rabies are elucidated. Moreover, we use the current literature to shed light on the extent of alignment of Avicenna's views and therapies with contemporary medical practice. Some parts of his views, such as the emphasis on wound hygiene and the use of herbal compounds with antiviral and immunomodulatory properties, are in agreement with modern knowledge. Our study summarizes the up-to-date knowledge of the historical recommendations that could be leveraged for new anti-rabies therapeutic options. Pharmacological features of phytochemicals and their potential applications are described. Further studies are necessary to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Avicenna's proposed treatments and their potential usability, for example as adjuvant therapeutic strategies in anti-rabies management.

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Medicine, ArabicPhytotherapyRabiesAnimalsHistory, MedievalHumansAvicennaPersian medicinePost-exposure prophylaxisRabiesZoonosis

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