[Traditional Iranian Medicine and the need for its revival and development]

ABSTRACT

Doctrine of traditional medicine in Iran is knowledge mixed with the art and accumulated wisdom of Aryan people mixed with the Greek philosophy and tested based on experience during years of the Iranian history and has been beneficial in the field of health, prevention, diagnosis and treatment. In traditional Iranian medicine the health has a priority to treatment, and according to life style, providing clean air, the right and adequate exercise; rest and balance to the mental status is the prominent theme. Nowadays, the world medical community has realized the importance of traditional, complementary and natural treatment methods. Many universities and research centers in around the world are engaged in research about different traditional medicine methods-which in many cases have a historical and scientific back bone. Extraordinary expansion of Chinese traditional medicine, Tibetan medicine, Chiropractic, Ayurveda, homeopathy and hundreds school and different methods in recent years indicate a renewed attention toward alternative and traditional medicine. In this article we briefly present the reasons for the need to revive and develop the traditional medicine in Iran