فهرست مطالب mr shams ardakani

Karchak known as Khervae and Bidanjir in Iranian traditional medicine is an annual or perennial glabrous herb with green to red color and 1 to 4 meter height. The stems are thick, hollow and the leaves are palmate with long petioles. Fruit is covered with soft spines and seeds look like bean seed and are fatty with dark lines. In Iranian traditional medicine, it is known as a potent purgative of cold humors and used in conditions caused by cold humors and also for strengthening viscera. The characteristics mentioned in Iranian traditional medicine literatures are corresponding to the characteristics of Ricinus communis L.

Āvishan, a genus from the family of Labiatae, has been identified in Iranian traditional medicine (ITM) with different names such as “Sa‘tar”, “Ābshan”, and “Kahlik oti”. Three kinds of this plant, “Barri”, “Bostāni” and “Jabali”, have been considered in the ITM. In this paper, we tried to determine the scientific names of these three kinds, according to their characteristics mentioned in the ITM resources and also propose appropriate Persian names for these scientific names. It was concluded that the characteristics of “Barri” in ITM are matched with the two species of Thymus including T. daenensis and T. pubescens, those for “Bostāni” seems to be corresponding to T. kotschyanus and “Jabali” is matched to Zataria multiflora. The suggested Persian names for these species are “Āvishan Denāī” for T. daenensis, “Āvishan korkdār” for T. pubescens, “Āzorbeh” for T. kotschyanus, and “Āvishan Shirāzi” for Zataria multiflora.

History has seen many famous doctors during Iranian post-Islamic medicine that caused escalation of Medicine. Among them، Yousef-ibn-Mohammad- ibn- Yousef Heravi، known as Hakim Yousefi، is one of Iranian famous wises and physicians. Despite his great fame، there is little information about his life. He was a native of Khaff in Khorasan. He lived in Herat in 10th century. Then، He went to India because of fears Qizilbash. He has written many books including: versified book Alaj-al- Amraz، Jame- al- Favayed، Badaye-al- Ensha، six nessesary point of health book (Sette Zarooriyye)، booklet of Signs of urine (Dalael al-Bol)، booklet of Sign of pulse (Dalael al- Nabz) and many other books and booklets. Hakim Yousefi was an active doctor and gifted poet that introduction of him and his books can be contributed to the development of traditional medicine and pharmacy. One of his books is Riyaz-al-Advieh that is included two sections and a brief end. The purpose of this review was to introduce prominent physician and his books، specially Riyaz-al-Advieh to the fans of traditional medicine.