The Curative Role of Bitumen in Traditional Persian Medicine.

CONCLUSION: Bitumen is cited in traditional Persian medicine sources as an effective remedy for treatment of a wide range of diseases, especially GI disorders and bone pain. Recent studies showed the beneficial effects of bitumen in treatment of wound healing, however using it in medical practice for other health dilemma should be confirmed by conducting well-designed clinical studies in the future. PMID: 30488706 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Medical History - November 30, 2018 Category: History of Medicine Authors: Shahriari M, Zare F, Nimrouzi M Tags: Acta Med Hist Adriat Source Type: research