Student Reseaerch Committee, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Department of History of Medical Science, School of Persian medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
J Complement Integr Med. 2021 Feb 3;19(1):47-70. doi: 10.1515/jcim-2020-0254.
Attention to diet was considered important issues in improvement of men infertility in Persian Medicine (PM). The purpose of this study was to extract herbal foodstuffs introduced by Avicenna, one of the greatest PM physicians to improve the semen production and to provide evidence of their impact on the basis of current studies."Canon of Medicine", the most important Avecinna's book, was searched with keywords equivalent to semen, fertility and infertility, main herbal foodstuffs were extracted and was searched with keywords sperm, semen, infertility, and fertility in Google scholar, PubMed and Scopus databases. Manuscripts from 1950 up to December 2019 were selected and reviewed. Almond, Onion, Chickpea, Garlic, Coconut, Palm date, Sesame, Fenugreek, Carrot, Fig, Grapes, Pistachio, Hazelnut and Walnut are among main foodstuffs which recommended by Avicenna and there is also evidence that they have positive effects on testosterone production and improvement of various sperm parameters, including count, motility and morphology. Containing large amount of different macro and micronutrients such as vitamins including vit B, C, A and E, minerals such as Mg, Se, Zn, Cu and Fe, important unsaturated fatty acids such as linoleic and oleic acids, amino acids such as lysine and arginine and phytochemicals such as polyphenols, flavonoids, triterpenes and steroids can be considered as a main factor in the effectiveness of these foodstuffs. Designing a diet based on the fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds that Avicenna has recommended, may be effective in treating male infertility but further studies are needed to clarify this issue. Research on the effectiveness of his other recommended foodsuffs may also offer new treatments and supplements for this purpose.
在波斯医学（PM）中，关注饮食被认为是改善男性不育的重要问题。本研究旨在提取阿维森纳（Avicenna）所介绍的草药食品，以提高精液产量，并根据当前研究为其对男性生育力的影响提供证据。阿维森纳最重要的著作《医典》（Canon of Medicine），通过关键词“精液”、“生育力”和“不育”进行检索，提取主要的草药食品，然后在 Google scholar、PubMed 和 Scopus 数据库中通过关键词“精子”、“精液”、“不育”和“生育力”进行检索。选择并回顾了 1950 年至 2019 年 12 月的文献。杏仁、洋葱、鹰嘴豆、大蒜、椰子、棕榈枣、芝麻、胡芦巴、胡萝卜、无花果、葡萄、开心果、榛子和核桃是阿维森纳推荐的主要食品，也有证据表明它们对睾酮的产生和改善各种精子参数（包括数量、活力和形态）有积极影响。这些食品含有大量不同的宏量和微量营养素，如维生素 B、C、A 和 E，矿物质如 Mg、Se、Zn、Cu 和 Fe，重要的不饱和脂肪酸如亚油酸和油酸，氨基酸如赖氨酸和精氨酸，以及植物化学物质如多酚、类黄酮、三萜和甾体，可以被认为是这些食品有效性的主要因素。设计基于阿维森纳推荐的水果、蔬菜、坚果和种子的饮食可能对治疗男性不育有效，但需要进一步研究来阐明这一问题。研究他推荐的其他食品的有效性也可能为此提供新的治疗方法和补充剂。
