Author/Authors :
Rabizadeh, Fatemeh School of Plant Biology - Central Herbarium of Tehran University, Tehran, Iran , Faramarzi, Kobra Department of Medicine Plant - Jahad Keshavarzi University, Semnan, Iran , Bozorgi, Mahbubeh Department of Traditional Pharmacy - School of Traditional Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Fatemy, Zohre School of Pharmacy - Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran , Bagheri, Sahar Department of Traditional Pharmacy - School of Traditional Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Traditional medicine has a long history of use in health maintenance and in disease prevention and
treatment in different countries. Persian medicine (PM) is an old system rich in information about
medicinal plants. Persian scientists have explained their beliefs about world phenomena by theory of
quadruple temperaments as hot, cold, dry and moist. Makhzan al-Adviyah is one of the main PM herbal
pharmacopeias. In this study, the useful medicinal plants for kidney, their temperament and suggested
application were extracted from Makhzan al-Adviyah. Results obtained from this research showed that
66 plants with exact scientific name were mentioned in this pharmacopeia for kidney diseases. 65% of
these plants have hot and dry temperaments which may be useful for restoring misbalanced temperaments of kidney diseases. From these plants, Pistacia lentiscus L. and Origanum vulgare L. showed
beneficial effects to improve kidney disease through cellular and animal studies. Considering the long
history and effectiveness of PM in the treatment of diseases, medicinal plants that presented in this
study have important value for more research especially well designed clinical trials
Keywords :
Temperament , Persian medicine , Medicinal plants , Kidney
