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Bloating: Avicenna's Perspective and Modern Medicine
Mohsen Naseri1, Mahmoud Babaeian2, Farzaneh Ghaffari3
1Traditional Medicine Clinical Trial Research Center, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran naseri@shahed.ac.ir.
Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine
|January 15, 2016
Summary
Traditional Persian medicine, as detailed by Avicenna, identifies numerous causes for bloating and gas, including diet and lifestyle. Modern research supports these findings, highlighting the enduring relevance of historical medical insights.
Area of Science:
- Gastroenterology and History of Medicine
- Integrative Medicine and Traditional Persian Medicine
Background:
- Bloating and abdominal distention are prevalent symptoms across various organic and functional gastrointestinal diseases.
- Digestive disorders, particularly bloating and its underlying causes, represent a significant area of study within traditional Persian medicine.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review and analyze the causes of bloating as described by Avicenna in 'The Canon in Medicine'.
- To compare Avicenna's etiological classifications of bloating with contemporary medical understanding.
- To identify medicinal plants used in traditional Persian medicine for treating bloating.
Main Methods:
- A literature review methodology was employed, focusing on 'The Canon in Medicine' by Avicenna.
- Keywords used for the review included 'bloating' and 'gas'.
- Avicenna's classifications of bloating causes (dietary, lifestyle, gastrointestinal, miscellaneous, upper vs. intestinal abdomen) were extracted and compared with modern medical literature.
Main Results:
- Avicenna identified dietary factors, inappropriate lifestyle, gastrointestinal issues, and miscellaneous reasons as causes of bloating.
- He categorized these causes based on their origin in the upper abdomen (stomach) or intestinal region.
- A list of 38 medicinal plants utilized as remedies for bloating was compiled from Avicenna's work.
Conclusions:
- Modern scientific evidence corroborates the causes of bloating documented by Avicenna in 'The Canon in Medicine'.
- Avicenna's etiological framework for bloating demonstrates considerable alignment with current medical knowledge.
- Certain less common causes mentioned by Avicenna, such as uterine disorders and posterior nasal discharge, warrant further investigation through modern scientific research.
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