Diabetes and related remedies in medieval Persian medicine
Diabetes Mellitus is a common metabolic disorder presenting increased amounts of serum glucose and will cover 5.4% of population by year 2025. Accordingly, this review was performed to gather and discuss the stand points on diagnosis, pathophysiology, non-pharmacological therapy and drug management...
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| description | Diabetes Mellitus is a common metabolic disorder presenting increased amounts of serum glucose and will cover 5.4% of population by year 2025. Accordingly, this review was performed to gather and discuss the stand points on diagnosis, pathophysiology, non-pharmacological therapy and drug management of diabetes this disorder as described in medieval Persian medicine. To this, reports on diabetes were collected and analyzed from selected medical and pharmaceutical textbooks of Traditional Persian Medicine. A search on databases as Pubmed, Sciencedirect, Scopus and Google scholar was also performed to reconfirm the Anti diabetic activities of reported herbs. The term, Ziabites, was used to describe what is now spoken as diabetes. It was reported that Ziabites, is highly associated with kidney function. Etiologically, Ziabites was characterized as kidney hot or cold dystemperament as well as diffusion of fluid from other organs such as liver and intestines into the kidneys. This disorder was categorized into main types as hot (Ziabites-e-har) and cold (Ziabites-e-barid) as well as sweet urine (Bole-e-shirin). Most medieval cite signs of Ziabites were remarked as unusual and excessive thirst, frequent urination and polydipsia. On the management, life style modification and observing the essential rules of prevention in Persian medicine as well as herbal therapy and special simple manipulations were recommended. Current investigation was done to clarify the knowledge of medieval scientists on diabetes and related interventions. Reported remedies which are based on centuries of experience might be of beneficial for- further studies to the management of diabetes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b05ae0daae8742c7a56992ea7b688bd92022-12-21T23:30:55ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism2230-82102230-95002014-01-0118214214910.4103/2230-8210.129103Diabetes and related remedies in medieval Persian medicineMohammad M ZarshenasSedigheh KhademianMahmoodreza MoeinDiabetes Mellitus is a common metabolic disorder presenting increased amounts of serum glucose and will cover 5.4% of population by year 2025. Accordingly, this review was performed to gather and discuss the stand points on diagnosis, pathophysiology, non-pharmacological therapy and drug management of diabetes this disorder as described in medieval Persian medicine. To this, reports on diabetes were collected and analyzed from selected medical and pharmaceutical textbooks of Traditional Persian Medicine. A search on databases as Pubmed, Sciencedirect, Scopus and Google scholar was also performed to reconfirm the Anti diabetic activities of reported herbs. The term, Ziabites, was used to describe what is now spoken as diabetes. It was reported that Ziabites, is highly associated with kidney function. Etiologically, Ziabites was characterized as kidney hot or cold dystemperament as well as diffusion of fluid from other organs such as liver and intestines into the kidneys. This disorder was categorized into main types as hot (Ziabites-e-har) and cold (Ziabites-e-barid) as well as sweet urine (Bole-e-shirin). Most medieval cite signs of Ziabites were remarked as unusual and excessive thirst, frequent urination and polydipsia. On the management, life style modification and observing the essential rules of prevention in Persian medicine as well as herbal therapy and special simple manipulations were recommended. Current investigation was done to clarify the knowledge of medieval scientists on diabetes and related interventions. Reported remedies which are based on centuries of experience might be of beneficial for- further studies to the management of diabetes.http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2014;volume=18;issue=2;spage=142;epage=149;aulast=ZarshenasDiabetesherbal medicinemedieval persiatraditional medicineZiabites |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad M Zarshenas Sedigheh Khademian Mahmoodreza Moein Diabetes and related remedies in medieval Persian medicine Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism Diabetes herbal medicine medieval persia traditional medicine Ziabites |
| title | Diabetes and related remedies in medieval Persian medicine |
| title_full | Diabetes and related remedies in medieval Persian medicine |
| title_fullStr | Diabetes and related remedies in medieval Persian medicine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diabetes and related remedies in medieval Persian medicine |
| title_short | Diabetes and related remedies in medieval Persian medicine |
| title_sort | diabetes and related remedies in medieval persian medicine |
| topic | Diabetes herbal medicine medieval persia traditional medicine Ziabites |
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