Tehran – The second national conference on Persian Medicine is scheduled to take place in Tehran from November 12th to 14th.
The event brings together experts in Persian medicine, traditional pharmacies and Iranian traditional medicine history, the Ministry of Health reported.
It serves as a platform for experts to share their knowledge and expertise and discuss the latest achievements in this field.
The second legislature will focus on preventive medicine and lifestyle medicine. Personalized medicine, precision medicine, reticulum, Persian medicine; food, nutrition, medicinal dishes; formulations of traditional herbs, natural medicines, and pharmaceuticals. A reasonable prescription of drugs in Persian medicine. Technology, diagnostics and treatment tools. Manual therapy techniques; Persian medical tourism;
Persian Medicine and History of Medicine; Persian Medicine and Life Art. Integrated and complementary drugs.
The first national conference was held in May 2024. The main goal of the Congress is to promote a better understanding of traditional medicine and to encourage collaboration among experts in various medical fields. It also aims to globalize Iranian medicine by introducing the latest results and findings to the scientific community around the world.
Iran ranks third in the ICTRP traditional medical examination
According to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO), Iran ranks third in the traditional medical examinations on the International Clinical Trial Registration Platform (ICTRP), highlighting the country’s status as one of the pioneers in the world of traditional and complementary medicine.
China and India rank first and second respectively, the Ministry of Health website reported.
The proportion of clinical trials in Iran’s traditional and complementary medicine accounts for about 3% of all clinical trials registered in the country, while approximately 0.3% of medical staff are experts in traditional and complementary medicine. The report shows the large capacity for Iranian researchers to move to evidence-based healthcare.
Traditional Persian medicine focuses more on prioritizing health and disease prevention than treatment.
It is one of the oldest forms of traditional medicine. It is based on four concepts of sense of humor: Phlegm (Balgham), Blood (Dam), Yellow Bile (Safra’), and Black Bile (Sauda’). The four concepts of sense of humor are based on the teachings of Rhazes and Avicenna in an elaborate healthcare system.
So far, around 30,000 plant species have been identified worldwide, with the share of around 8,000 species in Iran being greater than the total species found in Europe.
Approximately 500 Persian medical experts provide health and medical services nationwide. More than 1,000 general practitioners who have passed Persian Medicine courses approved by the Ministry of Health also provide services, Mehr’s news agency quotes Nafiseh Hosseini-Yekta, director of the Ministry of Health’s Persian Medicine Office.
The training of professionals in Persian medicine has always been at the pinnacle of the agenda of the Persian Medical Bureau. Therefore, various skill courses have been developed and are being held under the supervision of the Ministry of Health.
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