Investigating the Rate of the Use of Persian Traditional Medicine Services in Tehran.

Background: Despite all the advancements and publicity made in regard to classical medicine, every day more and more people are interested in complementary medicine. This study was designed and conducted to determine the relative frequency of the use of Persian traditional medicine services by the people of Tehran.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted using the telephone survey method in Tehran.

Review of Pharmacological Properties and Chemical Constituents of .

Objectives: (parsnip), is a plant with nutritional and medicinal properties which has been used in all over the world and study about it is rare. In Persian Medicine parsnip is named as and has many uses such as laxative, libido enhancer, kidney stone crusher and diuretic. Because the wide traditional usage of parsnip, in this review the composition and pharmacological properties of this plant are discussed.