Abstract
Persian Medicine (PM) or Humoral Medicine is a traditional school of medicine with thousands of years of prolific history. The concept of Mizaj (temperament) and hot–cold theory is one of PM’s most important foundations. In the clinical setting, Mizaj represents individual differences in phenotypical, psychological, spiritual, and physiological functions. Mizaj has a crucial role in determining the treatment plan, to the point that a similar disease in patients with different Mizaj types may demand different treatments. In this chapter, the role of hot and cold theory in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases to develop an integrative medical approach is discussed.
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The authors acknowledge Dr. Ayeh Naghizadeh, M.D., Ph.D. and Dr. Paul Richard Saunders, Ph.D., N.D., R HOM, DHANP, CCH for editing the manuscript.
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Tansaz, M., Chaichi-Raghimi, M., Kaveh, S., Dar, F.A., Mojahedi, M. (2021). Principle of Hot and Cold and Its Clinical Application in Persian Medicine. In: Hot and Cold Theory: The Path Towards Personalized Medicine. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1343. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80983-6_3
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