History of ancient medicine in Iran

Abstract

"In vendidad we can find a total of 282 laws known as the code of Hammurabi that made by the Babylonian king, Hammurabi (1728-1686 B.C). By law, physicians lost their lives when the result of treatment has not been satisfactory [2, 3], or ―If a physician performed a major operation on a patient with bronze lancet and caused the patient‘s death, or he opened up the eye-socket of a patient and has destroyed the patient‘s eye, they shall cut off his hand‖ (Law no: 218 states [11]). They used some plants as PAITI (Anti toxin), like Sweet marjoram, Chicory, Star flower and Fenugreek. Nowadays Iranians use these plants as relaxants, anti-headache medicines, and for some skin diseases. A mixture of Garlic and Rye (Seer and Sedab) were used to lower cholesterol, reduce blood pressure and combat heart disease. Aloe wood was used in case of cardiac disease and irregular heartbeat .Bangha was used because of hallucinating effects