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Medicinal Plants used in Traditional Persian Medicine
Hardback
September 2023
9781800621657
More details
- Publisher
CABI - Published
29th September 2023 - ISBN 9781800621657
- Language English
- Pages 432 pp.
- Size 6" x 9"
$235.00
Medicinal plants and the natural products within them, still remain the starting point for breakthroughs in the development of safe, pharmacologically active synthetic molecules for use in a wide variety of clinical situations. Traditional Persian Medicine (TPM) is one of the most ancient medical doctrines, and is well-documented in terms of information about diseases, diagnoses and treatments, especially in the application of medicinal plants. TPM has been used for centuries worldwide, and many of these methods are still used in Iran today.
The book introduces the basics of TPM, and describes the key medicinal plants used for the treatment of different diseases. It also highlights possible new targets for research activities in drug discovery of natural products. The book is richly illustrated with historic drawings from old Persian pharmacopoeia and photos of plants in their natural habitats. Reference to Ayurvedic, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and monastic medicine in Europe are also made.
While knowledge about medicinal plants used in TPM still exists in Iran there is a risk that the detailed expertise provided by older generations will be lost in the near future. It is therefore very important that this cultural heritage is properly preserved.
This book provides a valuable, evidence-based resource on TPM for researchers, practitioners and students in medicinal plants, ethnobotany, and herbal medicine.
1. The history of Persian medicine at a glance emphasizing the life and works of Avicenna—Seyed Ahmad Emami, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran
2. Botany, collection and cultivation of some medicinal plants used in Traditional medicine of Iran—Farsad Nadjafi, Shahid Beheshti University, Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Iran and Mohammad Reza Kanani, Shiahid Beheshti University, Iran
3. Relationships between TPM/TIM and other traditional medical systems—Hartwig Schulz, Consulting and Project Management for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Germany
4. Nervous systems disorders including different forms of stresses and Alzheimer's disease—Zahra Ayati, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Australia, Maryam Nikoosokhan, Science and Technology
Park of Tehran University, Iran and Seyed Ahmad Emami, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran
5. An evidence-based review of medicinal plants cited in Canon of Medicine for management of inflammatory bowel disease—Saeideh Momtaz, ACECR, Iran, Roodabeh Bahramsoltani, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran, Amir Hossein
Abdolghaffari, Islamic Azad University, Iran and Roja Rahimi, School of Persian Medicine, Iran
6. Herbal medicine for cardiovascular disease in view of Avicenna—Zahra Taghipour, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran and Mamak Hashemi Habib Abadi, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Iran
7. An evidence-based review of medicinal plants prescribed by Avicenna for management of diabetes—Zahra Boghrati, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran, Seyed Ahmad Emami, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran and Maryam Akabery, University of Medical Sciences, Iran
8. An evidence-based review of medicinal plants for cough management cited by Avicenna—Nayebzadeh Motahare, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran, Fatemeh Etemadpour, Shiraz University of Medical
Sciences, Iran and Parmis Badr, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
9. An evidence-based review of medicinal plants for tuberculosis management cited by Avicenna—Seyedeh Mahnaz Karimi, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
10. Application of certain medicinal herbs to cure various viral diseases and enhance the human immune system—Zahra Boghrati, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran, Elaheh Zibaee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran, Maryam Nikoosokhan, Science and Technology Park of Tehran University, Iran, Hamed Baharara, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran, Sajad Azad, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran and Seyed Ahmad Emami, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran
11. Treatment of various skin diseases, including psoriasis, skin cancer, UV protection, skin dryness, and allergic reactions—Maryam Nikoosokhan, Science and Technology Park of Tehran University, Iran
12. Use of certain herbal drugs to cure various gynecological disorders—Seyyed Ahmad Askari, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Hartwig Schulz
Prof. Dr. Hartwig Schulz has specialized in the field of aromatic and medicinal plants for many years. He was employed for about 10 years within the research department at Symrise in Holzminden and then moved to the Federal Institute for Cultivated Plants (JKI) in Quedlinburg and Berlin as Institute Director. After his retirement (August 2019) he initiates and supports various projects in the field of medicinal and aromatic plants.
Seyed Ahmad Emami
Prof. Dr. Seyed Ahmad Emami from the Department of Pharmacognosy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in Iran has special expertise in pharmacognosy of medicinal plants occurring in Iran. From 1998 up to now he supervised numerous students during their academic education and he performed research projects in different fields (e.g. isolation and identification of new compounds, Traditional and Islamic Medicine, occurrence of Iranian endemic plants, study on Islamic culture and civilization). He published his results in numerous scientific articles (English and French) and in 24 books (Persian and Arabic language), respectively.
Farsad Nadjafi
Prof. Dr. Farsad Nadjafi from the Shahid Beheshti University, Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, in Tehran, is also managing director of the company MateriaMed GmbH in Vienna. He has many contacts to institutes working in the field of Traditional Persian Medicine and will review the relevant Persian/Arabic literature. When selecting the plant species, priority will be given to (endemic) plant species that have been more or less unknown in Western medicine up to now.
Iranian traditional medicine; Iranian medicinal plant; Persian herbal medicine; phytopharmacy; Canon of Avicenna; unani medicine