Non-Pharmacological Treatments of Psoriasis in Persian Medicine a Narrative Review
Review published in Journal of pharmacopuncture (2022)
Abstract
Psoriasis is a chronic disease that has no definitive cure. In this review study, the main sources of Persian Medicine (PM) such as the Canon of Medicine (by Avicenna) and Al-Havi (by Rhazes) were assessed to identify non-pharmacological treatments for psoriasis. Several treatments that are recommended for this disease include nutritional advice, lifestyle modifications, and manipulation therapy such as wet cupping (Hijamah), leech therapy, and phlebotomy (Fasd). These recommendations may help to prevent recurrence and be useful in improving psoriasis. The efficacy of PM recommendations to improve psoriasis should be evaluated in future studies.
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Резюме
Psoriasis is a chronic disease that has no definitive cure.
Почему это важно для гирудотерапии
This narrative review assessed classical Persian Medicine texts (Avicenna's Canon of Medicine and Rhazes' Al-Havi) to identify non-pharmacological treatments for psoriasis, listing leech therapy alongside wet cupping, phlebotomy, nutritional advice, and lifestyle modification among recommended interventions. The mention of leech therapy situates it within a historical traditional medicine framework for chronic dermatological disease. This is relevant to ASH's domain as documentation of leech therapy in a historical medical tradition. Caveat: this is a narrative review of historical/traditional texts with no original clinical data, the efficacy of the described treatments including leech therapy is unvalidated, and the authors call for future studies to evaluate these recommendations.
Цитирование
Non-Pharmacological Treatments of Psoriasis in Persian Medicine a Narrative Review
Rasanan FM et al. · Journal of pharmacopuncture, 2022
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