POSTUPANJE S ANOREKSIJOM KOD ODRASLIH PREMA ZABILJEŠKAMA SREDNJOVJEKOVNIH PERZIJSKIH LIJEČNIKA

Normal ageing is often accompanied by loss of appetite and decrease in food intake. Weight loss of senescence is called anorexia of ageing. As an outstanding scientist and physician of Traditional Persian Medicine, Avicenna has introduced an unconventional approach to seniors. He also believed that the elderly should consider special schemes in order to maintain their health. These schemes include consideration of nutrition, mental states, sleep, bathing, and physical activities, and even choosing some appropriate hobbies. The elderly should consume foods and fruits with laxative and stool-softening properties to prevent constipation. They would also do better to decrease the amount of food eaten at meals, but at the same time increasing the number of meals to compensate for low food intake. Moreover, they should maintain their vital force and avoid any activities that tax the body. Furthermore, considering the principles of hifz-al-sehah can help secure long and healthy lives for the elderly.Normalno starenje često je popraćeno gubitkom apetita i smanjenjem unosa hrane. Gubitak težine pri starenju često se naziva anoreksija starenja. Kao izniman znanstvenik i liječnik tradicionalne perzijske medicine Avicena je uveo nekonvencionalan pristup starijima. On je također vjerovao da se stariji trebaju držati posebnih obrazaca kako bi održali svoje zdravlje. Ti obrasci uključuju prehranu, mentalna stanja, spavanje, kupanje, fizičku aktivnost pa čak i odabir nekih odgovarajućih hobija. Stariji bi trebali konzumirati hranu i voće koji omekšavaju stolicu i imaju laksativna svojstva kako bi se spriječila konstipacija. Također će si činiti dobro ako smanje količinu hrane pojedene u obroku, ali istovremeno povećaju broj obroka kako bi kompenzirali smanjeni unos hrane. Štoviše, oni bi trebali održavati svoju vitalnu snagu i izbjegavati sve aktivnosti koje opterećuju tijelo. Osim toga uzimajući u obzir principe hifz-al-sehah, stariji si mogu osigurati dug i zdrav život

POSTUPANJE S ANOREKSIJOM KOD ODRASLIH PREMA ZABILJEŠKAMA SREDNJOVJEKOVNIH PERZIJSKIH LIJEČNIKA

Normal ageing is often accompanied by loss of appetite and decrease in food intake. Weight loss of senescence is called anorexia of ageing. As an outstanding scientist and physician of Traditional Persian Medicine, Avicenna has introduced an unconventional approach to seniors. He also believed that the elderly should consider special schemes in order to maintain their health. These schemes include consideration of nutrition, mental states, sleep, bathing, and physical activities, and even choosing some appropriate hobbies. The elderly should consume foods and fruits with laxative and stool-softening properties to prevent constipation. They would also do better to decrease the amount of food eaten at meals, but at the same time increasing the number of meals to compensate for low food intake. Moreover, they should maintain their vital force and avoid any activities that tax the body. Furthermore, considering the principles of hifz-al-sehah can help secure long and healthy lives for the elderly.Normalno starenje često je popraćeno gubitkom apetita i smanjenjem unosa hrane. Gubitak težine pri starenju često se naziva anoreksija starenja. Kao izniman znanstvenik i liječnik tradicionalne perzijske medicine Avicena je uveo nekonvencionalan pristup starijima. On je također vjerovao da se stariji trebaju držati posebnih obrazaca kako bi održali svoje zdravlje. Ti obrasci uključuju prehranu, mentalna stanja, spavanje, kupanje, fizičku aktivnost pa čak i odabir nekih odgovarajućih hobija. Stariji bi trebali konzumirati hranu i voće koji omekšavaju stolicu i imaju laksativna svojstva kako bi se spriječila konstipacija. Također će si činiti dobro ako smanje količinu hrane pojedene u obroku, ali istovremeno povećaju broj obroka kako bi kompenzirali smanjeni unos hrane. Štoviše, oni bi trebali održavati svoju vitalnu snagu i izbjegavati sve aktivnosti koje opterećuju tijelo. Osim toga uzimajući u obzir principe hifz-al-sehah, stariji si mogu osigurati dug i zdrav život

An overview of multi-ingredient kidney stone dissolving formulations from Traditional Persian Pharmacy

Kidney stone, as a third important urinary tract disease, is a common disease affecting 10-15% of the world population. Effective medical treatment for the disease is not yet well established. On the other hand, there is an increasing global demand to manage and control various diseases with natural medicine and medicaments originating from Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). Traditional Persian medicine (TPM), as one of the most popular schools in CAM, suggests numerous clinical interventions for kidney stones. This review provides various related compound formulations for kidney/bladder stones from the standpoints of Persian scholars. These remedies have been cited in a series of traditional pharmaceutical manuscripts of Persian medicine, namely Qarābādin or prescription. More than fifty multi-ingredient formulations for kidney/bladder stones have been found by reviewing five main Persian pharmacopeias. Various dosage forms have been reported for the management of kidney/bladder stones, such as Majoon (confection), Sharāb (syrup), Jawārish (semisolid confection), Qors (Tablet), and Safoof (oral powder). Considering the positive pharmacological or biological activities of the constituents of filtered formulations, many of those can be re-formulated and either experimentally or clinically evaluated to be introduced as new natural remedies in this field

Evaluation of possible preventive activity of Elaeagnus angustifolia L. against osteoporosis, an in vivo study

Evaluation of possible preventive activity of Elaeagnus angustifolia L. against osteoporosis, an in vivo study</p

Assessment of the Cytotoxic Activity of Triphala: A Semisolid Traditional Formulation on HepG2 Cancer Cell Line

Cancer chemotherapies may result in resistance, and therefore, contemporary treatments including natural products may find an increasing consideration. As per Persian medicine (PM), many natural products have been used for malignant and chronic diseases. Triphala, with a combination of Terminalia chebula Retz., Terminalia bellirica Retz., Phyllanthus emblica L., and honey, is a multi-ingredient traditional formulation attributed to anticancer activities in PM. This study is aimed at evaluating the cytotoxic activity of this preparation on HepG2, the human liver cancer cell line. Hydroalcoholic extracts were prepared from the formulation and its components. Compared with the control and Cisplatin, the extracts were tested using MTT assay at different concentrations. All concentrations of the preparation, as well as Cisplatin, were effective significantly against HepG2 cells. All extract preparations at multiple concentrations were significantly effective as evidenced by MTT assay when compared to the control group. The IC50 level for Triphala extract was 77.63±4.3 μg/ml. Based on the results, Triphala and its components have cytotoxic activity on the HepG2 cancer cell line and they can reduce the survival rate significantl

Geriatric management in medieval Persian medicine

In Iran, a large group of patients are elderly people and they intend to have natural remedies as treatment. These remedies are rooted in historical of Persian and humoral medicine with a backbone of more than 1000 years. The current study was conducted to draw together medieval pharmacological information related to geriatric medicine from some of the most often manuscripts of traditional Persian medicine. Moreover, we investigated the efficacy of medicinal plants through a search of the PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar databases. In the medieval Persian documents, digestible and a small amount of food such as chicken broth, honey, fig and plum at frequent intervals as well as body massage and morning unctioning are highly recommended. In the field of pharmacotherapy, 35 herbs related to 25 families were identified. Plants were classified as tonic, anti-aging, appetizer, memory and mood enhancer, topical analgesic and laxative as well as health improvement agents. Other than historical elucidation, this paper presents medical and pharmacological approaches that medieval Persian practitioners applied to deal with geriatric complications

Investigation of different Damask rose (Rosa damascena Mill.) oil samples from traditional markets in Fars (Iran); Focusing on the extraction method

Bearing essential oil, Damask rose (Rosa damascena Mill.) is widely applied in pharmaceutical and perfumery industries. In Iran, the oil and hydrosol are obtained in two famous centers, Kashan and Fars. The process can be performed either traditionally or conventionally. Moreover, rose oil samples are produced synthetically by commercial industries. Current work outlines the differences between the collected samples. Eight samples yielded from those presentabove-mentioned methods were collected and analyzed using a gas chromatograph connected to a mass detector. Samples were prepared traditionally, conventionally, or synthetically. Results revealed that phenyl ethyl alcohol, β-citronellol and phenethyl acetate were the most detected component in synthetic sample (38.77, 15.73 % and 15.29 %, respectively). The synthetic sample involved two more major constituents (9.52 and 2.86 %). Traditionally and conventionally produced samples mainly contained hydrocarbons as nonadecane (17.42-40.38 %), heneicosane (17.26-26.17 %), 1-nonadecene (4.98-15.33%), heptadecane (3.96-10.33 %) aand eicosane (2.83-5.19%); but were lower in total rose alcohol content, from 0.00% in concentrated traditional samples to 30.24% in the samples prepared by a conventional method. High amounts of hydrocarbons in these samples might be related to prolonged and repeated distillation; thus nearly total amount of rose alcohol is transferred into the water phase