Persian medicine
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Persian medicine is a traditional medical system that developed in the Persian cultural sphere, integrating ancient Greek, Indian, and local practices into a comprehensive theory of health, disease, and treatment.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Unani medicine | 2 |
| Iranian traditional medicine | 1 |
| Persian medicine canonical | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of traditional medicine
ⓘ
medical tradition ⓘ traditional medical system ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
maintain health
ⓘ
prevent disease ⓘ treat disease ⓘ |
| basedOnTheory | humoral theory ⓘ |
| continuesAs | contemporary Iranian traditional medicine practice ⓘ |
| developedIn |
Greater Iran
ⓘ
Persian cultural sphere ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
balancing temperament
ⓘ
dietary regulation ⓘ herbal remedies ⓘ lifestyle modification ⓘ phytotherapy ⓘ regimenal therapy ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Iran ⓘ Middle East ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Persian medicine
ⓘ
surface form:
Iranian traditional medicine
Unani medicine in the Persian context ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Avicenna
ⓘ
surface form:
Avicenna (Ibn Sina)
Haly Abbas (Ali ibn al-Abbas al-Majusi) ⓘ Ismail Gorgani ⓘ Al-Razi (Rhazes) ⓘ
surface form:
Rhazes (Al-Razi)
|
| hasKeyText |
Al-Hawi
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Hawi (The Comprehensive Book)
Ibn al-Quff ⓘ
surface form:
Kamil al-Sina‘a al-Tibbiyya
The Canon of Medicine ⓘ Zakhireye Khwarazmshahi ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfFlourishing | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic medicine
ⓘ
Unani medicine in South Asia ⓘ medieval European medicine ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ayurvedic concepts
ⓘ
Galenic medicine ⓘ Hippocratic medical tradition ⓘ
surface form:
Hippocratic medicine
Indian medicine ⓘ Islamic medical scholarship ⓘ ancient Greek medicine ⓘ local Iranian medical practices ⓘ |
| integrates |
theory of disease
ⓘ
theory of health ⓘ theory of treatment ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | World Health Organization as part of traditional medicine ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
balance of humors
ⓘ
four humors ⓘ temperament (Mizaj) ⓘ |
| usesTreatment |
bloodletting
ⓘ
compound formulations ⓘ cupping ⓘ diet therapy ⓘ herbal medicines ⓘ massage ⓘ topical applications ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Unani medicine
this entity surface form:
Iranian traditional medicine
this entity surface form:
Unani medicine