title: Menorrhagia Management in Iranian Traditional Medicine.
abstract: Menorrhagia is a common problem. Medical management for menorrhagia includes hormonal and nonhormonal treatments. These treatments have different side effects, which reduce quality of life. Complementary and traditional medicines have been used to handle menorrhagia for centuries in many cultures. There is a lot of information and data in Iranian traditional documents or books about medicinal herbs that are used by Iranian traditional medicine scientists for the treatment of menorrhagia. The aim of this study was to review the approaches to menorrhagia in Iranian traditional medicine texts. In this study, some main Iranian traditional medicine manuscripts including Canon of Medicine and Al-Havi of Rhazes were studied to extract important information about menorrhagia management. Iranian traditional medicine physicians have relied on an organized system of etiological theories and treatments for menorrhagia. Their methods for menorrhagia management may be able to convince the desire of many women to preserve their uterus and avoid hormonal therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Traditional Medicine and Materia Medica Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Traditional medicine, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mojgan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tansaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Traditional Medicine and Materia Medica Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Traditional medicine, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hajar
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Memarzadehzavareh
authors.affiliation: Traditional Medicine Clinical Trial Research Center, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Marzieh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Qaraaty
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran eftkhart@sina.tums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Tahereh
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eftekhar
authors.affiliation: Department of Iranian Traditional Medicine, School of Iranian Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Malihe
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tabarrai
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamalinejad
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008519:Medicine, Traditional / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods*; D008595:Menorrhagia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts
keywords: Avicenna; herb; menorrhagia; traditional medicine; treatment