Bloating: Avicenna's Perspective and Modern Medicine

(2016) Bloating: Avicenna's Perspective and Modern Medicine. Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine. pp. 154-9. ISSN 2156-5899 (Electronic) 2156-5899 (Linking)

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Abstract

Bloating and abdominal distention are common complaints present in quite a number of organic and functional diseases. An important subject in traditional Persian medicine is digestive disorders, particularly bloating and its etiology. This is a literature review study conducted on The Canon in Medicine written by Avicenna and using the keywords: bloating, gas. In this article, causes for bloating, according to Avicenna, include diet causes, inappropriate lifestyle, gastrointestinal, and miscellaneous reasons. These were compared with causes suggested in modern medicine. Avicenna classifies causes based on the place of origin into upper part of the abdomen (stomach) and intestinal part of the abdomen. Also, 38 medicinal plants used as remedies were listed. Modern scientific data support all bloating causes that have been mentioned in the canon. Obviously, some causes such as uterine disorders and posterior nasal discharge need to be studied further.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Abdominal Pain/diagnosis/*etiology/therapy Flatulence/diagnosis/*etiology/therapy Gastrointestinal Agents/therapeutic use Humans Iran *Medicine, Traditional *Phytotherapy Plant Extracts/therapeutic use *Plants, Medicinal Stomach Diseases/diagnosis/*etiology/physiopathology/therapy Avicenna bloating traditional Persian medicine
Page Range: pp. 154-9
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine
Journal Index: Pubmed
Volume: 21
Number: 2
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1177/2156587215622915
ISSN: 2156-5899 (Electronic) 2156-5899 (Linking)
Depositing User: مهندس مهدی شریفی
URI: http://eprints.mui.ac.ir/id/eprint/3893

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