Shahriari Mahdi, Zare Farzaneh, Nimrouzi Majid
Department of Pediatrics, Hematology-Oncology Branch, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Acta Med Hist Adriat. 2018 Oct 29;16(2):283-292. doi: 10.31952/amha.16.2.6.
Bitumen is a natural substance effusing from rocks' notches in some highland areas; it has been known as an effective remedy for treating some illnesses. Considering pain relieving properties of bitumen in traditional Persian medicine (TPM) sources, this study aims to review the viewpoints of TPM sages regarding bitumen in the context of traditional Persian medicine. It also provides applicable information for interested researchers to conduct well-designed clinical trials and evaluate therapeutic effects of bitumen claimed in TPM sources.
Various databases including Embase, SID, IRANDOC, IranMedex, Scopus and PubMed were searched with keywords "bitumen" and "Shilajit". Furthermore, main traditional Persian medicine sources including Avicenna's "Canon of medicine", "Continens Liber" by Razes, "The storehouse of medicaments" by Aghili, "Gift for the faithful" by Momen Tonekaboni and "Measure for medicine" written by Muhammad Akbar Shah Arzani were reviewed with Persian keywords "Moomiaii" and "Mumnaei" Results: According to TPM sources, bitumen was used by Iranian's physicians to treat a wide range of diseases. It was known especially as an effective remedy to improve gastrointestinal digestive problems.
Bitumen is cited in traditional Persian medicine sources as an effective remedy for treatment of a wide range of diseases, especially GI disorders and bone pain. Recent studies showed the beneficial effects of bitumen in treatment of wound healing, however using it in medical practice for other health dilemma should be confirmed by conducting well-designed clinical studies in the future.
沥青是一种从一些高地地区岩石缝隙中渗出的天然物质；它一直被认为是治疗某些疾病的有效药物。考虑到传统波斯医学（TPM）资料中沥青的止痛特性，本研究旨在回顾传统波斯医学智者对沥青在传统波斯医学背景下的观点。它还为感兴趣的研究人员提供适用信息，以便开展精心设计的临床试验，并评估传统波斯医学资料中声称的沥青的治疗效果。
使用关键词“沥青”和“希拉季特”搜索了包括Embase、SID、IRANDOC、IranMedex、Scopus和PubMed在内的各种数据库。此外，还使用波斯语关键词“Moomiaii”和“Mumnaei”对主要的传统波斯医学资料进行了回顾，这些资料包括阿维森纳的《医典》、拉齐斯的《医学集成》、阿吉里的《药物宝库》、穆门·托尼卡博尼的《给信徒的礼物》以及穆罕默德·阿克巴·沙阿·阿尔扎尼撰写的《医学标准》。
根据传统波斯医学资料，伊朗医生使用沥青治疗多种疾病。它尤其被认为是改善胃肠道消化问题的有效药物。
传统波斯医学资料中提到沥青是治疗多种疾病的有效药物，尤其是胃肠道疾病和骨痛。最近的研究表明沥青在伤口愈合治疗中有有益作用，然而，未来应通过开展精心设计的临床研究来证实其在治疗其他健康问题中的应用。
