The Motives behind the Skepticism of Conventional Medicine Advocates towards Traditional Persian Medicine: An Expert Opinion
The conflict between conventional medicine and traditional medicine is an issue worldwide. Various factors contribute to this dissent. In our study, we have explained that there are several denunciations about traditional medicine mentioned by proponents of conventional medicine. A search of import...
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The conflict between conventional medicine and traditional medicine is an issue worldwide. Various factors contribute to this dissent. In our study, we have explained that there are several denunciations about traditional medicine mentioned by proponents of conventional medicine. A search of important databases utilized related keywords to describe this purpose. Furthermore, the main Persian medicine resources were reviewed. Some critiques are because of a knowledge gap between ontology and epistemology of complementary medical approaches and conventional medicine. The other issue is the inadequate self-presentation of traditional medicine modalities to unwrap its obscure points for contemporary paradigm advocates to promote its points of strength. Traditional and conventional medicine share many abilities, but they cannot address all healthcare requirements alone. If we delineate medicine as a distinct system, it is a knowledge-based art for palliating physical and mental pains, and the traditional/conventional classification of medicine and separating these two schools is the first terrible impediment. It is believed by many that personalized medicine improves the management of patients. To achieve medicine's true objective - preserving and restoring health - we should move towards integrative medicine and validate patients' priorities and human values. The objective of this viewpoint is to enhance health awareness in both academia and the public sphere.
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| spelling | doaj-art-7eadc3e69a564e9286e056b992f2ba352025-02-09T09:11:24ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesTraditional and Integrative Medicine2476-51042476-51122024-12-019410.18502/tim.v9i4.17471The Motives behind the Skepticism of Conventional Medicine Advocates towards Traditional Persian Medicine: An Expert OpinionMajid Nimrouzi0Zahra Salehi1Faranak Alembizar2Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Department of Persian Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranResearch Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Department of Persian Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranResearch Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Department of Persian Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran AND Scientific Student Association of History of Medicine, Pharmacy and Veterinary, Student Scientific Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran The conflict between conventional medicine and traditional medicine is an issue worldwide. Various factors contribute to this dissent. In our study, we have explained that there are several denunciations about traditional medicine mentioned by proponents of conventional medicine. A search of important databases utilized related keywords to describe this purpose. Furthermore, the main Persian medicine resources were reviewed. Some critiques are because of a knowledge gap between ontology and epistemology of complementary medical approaches and conventional medicine. The other issue is the inadequate self-presentation of traditional medicine modalities to unwrap its obscure points for contemporary paradigm advocates to promote its points of strength. Traditional and conventional medicine share many abilities, but they cannot address all healthcare requirements alone. If we delineate medicine as a distinct system, it is a knowledge-based art for palliating physical and mental pains, and the traditional/conventional classification of medicine and separating these two schools is the first terrible impediment. It is believed by many that personalized medicine improves the management of patients. To achieve medicine's true objective - preserving and restoring health - we should move towards integrative medicine and validate patients' priorities and human values. The objective of this viewpoint is to enhance health awareness in both academia and the public sphere. https://jtim.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jtim/article/view/1355HolisticMizajModern medicinePositivismPseudoscience |
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| title | The Motives behind the Skepticism of Conventional Medicine Advocates towards Traditional Persian Medicine: An Expert Opinion |
| title_full | The Motives behind the Skepticism of Conventional Medicine Advocates towards Traditional Persian Medicine: An Expert Opinion |
| title_fullStr | The Motives behind the Skepticism of Conventional Medicine Advocates towards Traditional Persian Medicine: An Expert Opinion |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Motives behind the Skepticism of Conventional Medicine Advocates towards Traditional Persian Medicine: An Expert Opinion |
| title_short | The Motives behind the Skepticism of Conventional Medicine Advocates towards Traditional Persian Medicine: An Expert Opinion |
| title_sort | motives behind the skepticism of conventional medicine advocates towards traditional persian medicine an expert opinion |
| topic | Holistic Mizaj Modern medicine Positivism Pseudoscience |
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