Iranian traditional medicine
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Iranian traditional medicine (ITM) (Persian: طب سنتی ایرانی, romanized: tebbe sonnati-e irāni), also known as Persian traditional medicine, is one of the most ancient forms of traditional medicine.
ITM is grounded in the concept of four humors: phlegm (Balgham), blood (Dam), yellow bile (Ṣafrā') and black bile (Saudā'). The four humors concept is based on the teachings of Rhazes and Avicenna into an elaborate medical system.
Some scholars believe that efforts for revitalizing ITM in recent years have shaped two main attitudes: evidence-based medicine, and quackery but there is also a pseudoscientific stream in the field.
Iranian Traditional Medicine Faculty
The prerequisites for launching and approving the field of traditional medicine were provided in 2006 by the Ministry of Health.
Four Tehran Medical Sciences Universities, Shahid Beheshti Medical Sciences, Iran Medical Sciences and Shahed, have announced their readiness to recruit students. The first Faculty of Traditional Iranian Medicine in Tehran was opened at Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2007. 8 Iranian traditional medicine schools have been activated in the country.
Traditional medicine specialized clinic
A traditional medicine health center (polyclinic) is a central traditional medicine clinic that offers traditional medicine services including wellness measures, manual methods (such as cupping and steam inhalation), and pharmaceutical treatments.Currently, 56 traditional Iranian medicine health centers are active in Iran, hosting 92 traditional pharmacies in traditional medicine pharmacies, and 56 traditional herbal medicines are also covered by insurance.
History
Globally, this medicine reached its peak in Iran, concurrent with polymaths such as Muhammad ibn Zachariah al-Razi, Ibn Sina and Esmaeil Jorjani.
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