Persian Medicine can be classified as a whole medical system in CAM branches. It has its own philosophy and methodology which correlates with a wide domain of knowledge called Hikmat. Sage physicians in Persia and Islamic lands designated “Tebb” (Medicine) in a holistic approach with a complete structure including both basic principles and experimental-based teachings.
This course will provide the main logical principles of Persian medicine along with the natural affairs of human body. In this course students learn about the historical roots of Persian medicine, the whole structure of knowledge (Hikmat) and the place of Medicine among its branches, the logical and experimental teachings about the human body, its structure and its somatic and psychic functions in healthy state.