Analyzing the Status of Syphilis in the Safavid Period
Tārīkh-i pizishkī i.e., Medical History,
Vol. 14 No. 47 (1401),
23 July 2022
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Page 1-13
https://doi.org/10.22037/mhj.v14i47.36068
Abstract
Background and Aim: A few years ago, due to the efficiency of the Safavids in Iran (1502), a global disease called syphilis or Atashak spread throughout Europe and spread to Iran in a short period of time. The current research has been carried out with the aim of investigating and explaining the status of syphilis disease in the Safavid period and relying on the sources of that period.
Methods: The main tool of this research is the data of historical sources of the Safavid era, which includes medical texts, Ferangian travelogues and the works of historians of the Safavid period. The research method in this research is historical-analytical and information collection is done by library method.
Ethical Considerations: Honesty and trustworthiness have been observed in reporting and publishing.
Results: Iranian medical society in the Safavid period started its efforts to recognize this disease from the time of the introduction of syphilis to Iran and in this regard prescribed drugs and methods for the treatment of syphilis. Some special doctors did not just prescribe medicine and wrote down their findings and the medical community to inform their contemporary society about the methods of treating syphilis and to pass on their achievements to future generations.
Conclusion: Syphilis is a fast-spreading disease that is generally transmitted through sex, shared items and public bathrooms. The use of Chinese beech, mercury, prescription of a special diet and constant washing of the body were the most important ways recommended by the doctors of the Safavid era to treat syphilis. It seems that the treatment methods of the doctors of that period were useful and effective for the control and treatment of syphilis.
Please cite this article as:
Mehmannavaz M. Analyzing the Status of Syphilis in the Safavid Period. Tārīkh-i pizishkī, i.e., Medical History. 2022; 14(47): e16.
- Atashak; Syphilis; Safavieh; Medical; Methods of Treatment
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