Successful Treatment of Chronic Vertigo with Pomegranate Concentrated Juice: A Report of Two Cases

Chronic vertigo is a disabling disease that influences the quality of life. There are simple and low-cost treatments in Iranian traditional medicine (ITM) with minimal side effects for some subtypes of this disease based on the ancient classification. One of them is gastric-related vertigo (GRV) that is diagnosed by a rational relationship between digestive symptoms and vertigo. Two adult patients with chronic vertigo were visited in the Behesht - Iranian traditional- medicine outpatient clinic of Iran University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran, in the year 2017. They were evaluated and treated according to gastric-related vertigo management. The patients received 5 mL of pomegranate concentrated juice after each meal for four weeks. Their symptoms were checked after four weeks and the validated Persian version of dizziness handicap inventory (DHI) was completed for them as a pre-treatment and post-treatment monitoring tool. Pomegranate concentrated juice as a stomach tonic led to the improvement of the digestive symptoms and vertigo. The six-month follow-ups after treatment were normal.