Persian medicine recommendations for the prevention of pandemics related to the respiratory system: a narrative literature review

dc.creatorIranzadasl, Maryam
dc.creatorKarimi, Yasin
dc.creatorMoadeli, Fatemeh
dc.creatorPasalar, Mehdi
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-06T16:03:56Z
dc.date.available2020-08-06T16:03:56Z
dc.date.created2020-07-25
dc.description.abstractenglishBackground Pandemics of infectious diseases have long been regarded as societal challenges. This study aimed to summarize the theories of Persian medicine for controlling respiratory disease-related pandemics and to compare these theories with the findings of modern medicine. Methods We searched the classic medical reference books of the 9th to 19th centuries for the terms ‘polluted air’ and ‘pandemic’, and we searched 4 databases (PubMed, Google Scholar, Science Direct, and Scopus) with the keywords ‘COVID-19’, ‘pandemic’, ‘history’, and ‘prevention programs’. The results were collected and subjected to content analysis. Results From the point of view of traditional Iranian physicians, disease prevention is primarily possible by avoiding pathogenic factors. As a secondary solution, reducing one's susceptibility to the disease is crucial; this can be achieved through cleansing the body and strengthening the mood, reducing food intake, decreasing the internal humidity, disinfecting the house with herbal fumigation, and making use of pleasant aromas. Some of these recommendations are reaffirmed by modern research. Conclusion Persian medicine techniques may be preventive during respiratory, influenza-like disease pandemics. However, rigorous studies are needed to confirm this hypothesis.spa
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfspa
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2020.100483spa
dc.identifier.issn2213-4220spa
dc.identifier.otherhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213422020301153?via%3Dihubspa
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12010/11678
dc.publisherScience Directeng
dc.publisherIntegrative Medicine Researchspa
dc.rights.accessrightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessspa
dc.rights.localAbierto (Texto Completo)spa
dc.sourcereponame:Expeditio Repositorio Institucional UJTLspa
dc.sourceinstname:Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozanospa
dc.subjectMedicina persaspa
dc.subject.keywordPandemicspa
dc.subject.keywordPersian medicinespa
dc.subject.keywordRespiratoryspa
dc.subject.keywordPreventionspa
dc.subject.lembSíndrome respiratorio agudo gravespa
dc.subject.lembCOVID-19spa
dc.subject.lembSARS-CoV-2spa
dc.subject.lembCoronavirusspa
dc.titlePersian medicine recommendations for the prevention of pandemics related to the respiratory system: a narrative literature reviewspa
dc.type.hasversioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionspa
dc.type.localArtículospa

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