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The perspectives of traditional and modern medicine on the nature of hot and cold foods
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Affiliations- Department of Integrative Medicine, Dubai Specialized Medical Centre & Medical Research Lab, Dubai Medical College and Dubai Pharmacy College, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- A&E, London, United Kingdom
- Dalian medical university stomatology departments, Dalian, China
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Medical Surgical Nursing, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran
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Abstract
A better understanding of traditional medicine requires a more accurate comprehension of the philosophy and culture in which traditional medicine is rooted. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the effects of foods on human health are inseparable from temperament, mind, body, and environmental factors. The links between these components may not be explained clearly in modern medicine [1]. This article aims to review perspective of traditional and modern medicine on the nature of hot-cold food, to explain more clear the concepts of traditional medicine in this subject, subsequently to promote its global applicability.
Abstract
A better understanding of traditional medicine requires a more accurate comprehension of the philosophy and culture in which traditional medicine is rooted. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the effects of foods on human health are inseparable from temperament, mind, body, and environmental factors. The links between these components may not be explained clearly in modern medicine [1]. This article aims to review perspective of traditional and modern medicine on the nature of hot-cold food, to explain more clear the concepts of traditional medicine in this subject, subsequently to promote its global applicability.
Keywords
traditional medicine, four temperaments, nature of foods, hot & cold
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The perspectives of traditional and modern medicine on the nature of hot and cold foods
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Medical Research Journal 2022;7(1):82-93.
Keywords
traditional medicine
four temperaments
nature of foods
hot & cold
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Mehrab Dashtdar
Mohammad Reza Dashtdar
Faranak Dashtdar
Babak Dashtdar
Elaheh Mojab
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