Herbal Medicinal Oils in Traditional Persian Medicine

Description

Historical medical and pharmacological manuscripts describe various pharmaceutical applications of medieval Persian medicine. One of the known forms of application for therapeutic purposes via topical or systemic administration is medicinal oils prepared from numerous medicinal herbs. In Iran, conventional production methods of herbal oils are widely used by local practitioners. Administration of oils is rooted in traditional knowledge with a history of more than 3000 years. Scientific evaluation of these historical documents can be valuable for finding new potential use in current medicine. The current book (i) compiled an inventory of herbal oils used in ancient and medieval Persia and (ii) compared the preparation methods and therapeutic applications of ancient times to current findings of medicinal properties in the plant species.