Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran.
Curr Drug Discov Technol. 2020;17(5):711-715. doi: 10.2174/1570163816666190820143052.
Infertility is a major problem in medical sciences. Despite recent advances in diagnosing and treatment of infertility, it is still one of the most important medical problems. The aim of this study is to review the role of the parsnip (Pastinaca sativa L), a proposed remedy as to a fertile agent in the viewpoint of Iranian traditional medicine (ITM) and review the evidence in the conventional medicine.
In this literature research, we investigated some important Persian medical and pharmaceutical manuscripts in ITM. The search was conducted with the keyword of the fertile agent, and the parsnip was one of the choices mentioned as a fertile agent which is also available. In order assess the current findings, a search was done in the PubMed and Google Scholar databases.
In ITM, the parsnip is recognized as a stomach astringent, liver and uterine tonic and Stimulates ovulation. It is named as semen or sexual desire increaser and fertile agent. In the viewpoint of ITM, attention to the health of main or vital members of the body (including the heart, brain, and liver) in addition to the health of the urogenital system, may have led to the treatment of infertility.
In some studies, the effects of the parsnip on spermatogenesis, number, and sperm motility are investigated but no studies have been done on women's infertility. This review shows that the parsnip can be as a fertile agent in female infertility. So, further clinical research is recommended.
不孕是医学科学中的一个主要问题。尽管在不孕的诊断和治疗方面取得了一些最新进展，但它仍然是最重要的医学问题之一。本研究旨在回顾胡萝卜（Pastinaca sativa L）在伊朗传统医学（ITM）中的作用，这是一种被提议的生育药物，并回顾常规医学中的证据。
在这项文献研究中，我们研究了 ITM 中的一些重要的波斯医学和制药手稿。使用生育药物的关键词进行了搜索，胡萝卜是作为生育药物提到的选择之一，也是可用的。为了评估当前的发现，在 PubMed 和 Google Scholar 数据库中进行了搜索。
在 ITM 中，胡萝卜被认为是一种收敛胃部、肝脏和子宫的药物，并能刺激排卵。它被命名为精液或性欲增强剂和生育药物。从 ITM 的角度来看，关注身体的主要或重要成员（包括心脏、大脑和肝脏）的健康，以及泌尿生殖系统的健康，可能导致了不孕的治疗。
一些研究调查了胡萝卜对精子发生、数量和精子活力的影响，但没有研究涉及女性不孕。这篇综述表明，胡萝卜可能是治疗女性不孕的生育药物。因此，建议进行进一步的临床研究。
