It is a perennial bulbous plant that grows 8 to 30 cm high. ) is a species belonging to the Iridaceae family and has been widely used as an herbal medicine, spice, food coloring, and a flavoring agent since ancient times. Hotness, coldness, moistness, and dryness are four temperaments that naturally occur in every existing substance including living creatures ( 2). Thus, a uniform quality occurs which is present in all of them. Temperament is a quality resulting from the interaction of opposite properties present in elements consisting of minute particles. ITM is based on the theory of temperament. The most distinguished and eminent physicians in Islamic territories in the medieval era were Tabari, Razi, Ahwazi, and Ibn Sina.
Muslims searched for old medical books, read, translated, distributed, and worked upon them ( 1). After the decadence of Greco-Roman medicine, Islamic medicine took over the lead for the following thousand years. Therefore, the label "Arabic medicine" does not describe the rich diversity of Eastern scholars who have contributed to Islamic science in this era. Despite this fact, a significant number of scientists during this period were not Arab.
In the history of medicine, ITM or Arabic medicine refers to medicine developed in the medieval Islamic civilization and mostly written in Arabic, the lingua franca of the Islamic civilization. Islamic Traditional Medicine (ITM) is a holistic system of medicine which dates back to 14 centuries ago.
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