Plague Disease, Prevention and Treatment (Manuscript Review "Maintaining Health or Letter of advice Solaimani")
Tārīkh-i pizishkī i.e., Medical History,
Vol. 14 No. 47 (1401),
23 July 2022
,
Page 1-12
https://doi.org/10.22037/mhj.v14i47.37874
Abstract
Background and Aim: The present study is based on a manuscript called "Maintaining health or Soleimani's Letter of advice" written by an Iranian medical named Mohammad Hakim ibn Mubarak in the Ottoman court in the Sixteenth century. The main mission of this book is solutions for the prevention and treatment of plague, which has included it in the collection of cholera diseases.
Methods: To examine this manuscript, the library method and the content analysis method have been used. In this method, fidelity is observed in citing the content and Lack of bias.
Ethical Considerations: In the review of the said manuscript, it has been tried to be faithful in citing its contents and other researches used and to avoid partiality in expressing the contents.
Results: To prevent the plague, the presence of air flow in the living space, avoiding contact with others and strengthening the body physically and mentally is very useful.
Conclusion: The main goal of the physician in writing the book was strategies for the prevention and treatment of plague. The infection of this disease was spread through the air and not being exposed to the flow of polluted air and maintaining the cleanliness of the living place by incense of some fragrant plants is effective in softening the air in preventing the occurrence of the disease. Maintaining the health of the body with foods, beverages and herbal medicines is also useful in repelling the disease, and calmness and avoiding delusions and fears are very helpful in strengthening the patient's psychology in the face of the disease.
Please cite this article as:
Dadfar S, Rostami P. Plague Disease, Prevention and Treatment (Manuscript Review "Maintaining Health or Letter of advice Solaimani"). Tārīkh-i pizishkī, i.e., Medical History. 2022; 14(47): e31.
- Plague; Diseases Choler; Maintaining Health; Letter of Advice Solaimani; Mohammad Hakim ibn Mobarak
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