Liver Function and Anemia Pathogenesis in Iranian Traditional Medicine

Liver Function and Anemia Pathogenesis in Iranian Traditional Medicine Publisher

Yarjou S¹ ; Sadeghpour O² ; Nazem E³ ; Emami AH⁴

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1. Department of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2. Department of Herbal Medicine, Research Institute for Islamic and Complementary Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3. Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4. Department of Hematology/Oncology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal Published:2015

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Background: Nutritional deficiency, bleeding, and inflammation are three main causes of anemia. On the other hand, erythropoietin (EPO) production, iron availability, and a healthy bone marrow are essential for erythropoiesis. Recently, recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) has been used to treat the patients already taking iron supplements. In Iranian traditional medicine literature, much has been written about anemia and its treatment.; Objectives: This study aimed to review Iranian traditional medicine theories in the treatment of anemia.; Materials and Methods: In the present study, authors have attempted to find the etiology and pathogenesis of anemia in Iranian traditional Medicine Literature and the views of ancient physicians in this field.; Results: Our findings proved that Iranian traditional medicine defined anemia as blood humor production dysfunction, which is caused by several reasons mainly hepatic dysfunction. Thus, liver is supposed to be the most important organ in this regard. This will make considering hepatoprotective medicines in anemia even in patients with non-hepatic problems.; Conclusions: The article presents the relation between anemia and liver dysfunction viewed by Iranian traditional medicine as an important finding in designing a treatment plan. Despite the new findings on the evaluation of liver function (i.e. laboratory tests), it seems that further studies for earlier evaluation of liver function in anemia are highly required. © 2015 Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal.

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MLA	Yarjou S, et al.. "Liver Function and Anemia Pathogenesis in Iranian Traditional Medicine." Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal, vol. 17, no. 1, 2015, pp. 1-3.
APA	Yarjou S, Sadeghpour O, Nazem E, Emami AH (2015). Liver Function and Anemia Pathogenesis in Iranian Traditional Medicine. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal, 17(1), 1-3.
Chicago	Yarjou S, Sadeghpour O, Nazem E, Emami AH. "Liver Function and Anemia Pathogenesis in Iranian Traditional Medicine." Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal 17, no. 1 (2015): 1-3.
Harvard	Yarjou S et al. (2015) 'Liver Function and Anemia Pathogenesis in Iranian Traditional Medicine', Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal, 17(1), pp. 1-3.
Vancouver	Yarjou S, Sadeghpour O, Nazem E, Emami AH. Liver Function and Anemia Pathogenesis in Iranian Traditional Medicine. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. 2015;17(1):1-3.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Yarjou S and Sadeghpour O and Nazem E and Emami AH}, title = {Liver Function and Anemia Pathogenesis in Iranian Traditional Medicine}, journal = {Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal}, volume = {17}, number = {1}, pages = {1-3}, year = {2015} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Yarjou S AU - Sadeghpour O AU - Nazem E AU - Emami AH TI - Liver Function and Anemia Pathogenesis in Iranian Traditional Medicine JO - Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal VL - 17 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 3 PY - 2015 ER -

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