pruritus is an unpleasant feeling that can cause the desire of scratching in a person and can be the symptoms of systemic , infectious , and neurological diseases .
causes and treatments of pruritus have been described by traditional persian medicine scientists . the aim of this study was to derive general principles of the proposed treatment to reduce or relieve pruritus .
this descriptive study , review traditional medicine books including al canon fil tibb , al - hawi , makhzan ul - adviyyah , al - abniyah an - haghyegh el - adviyah , tuhfat ul - momineen and exir - e - azam .
the above - mentioned documents were derived and classified by keywords such as pruritus , hakka , jarab and sherry .
in traditional persian medicine , there are different causes for pruritus such as accumulation of vapors or acute humors in subcutaneous tissue or weakness of expulsive ( dafia ) faculty and its treatment is based on removing the causes .
proper nutrition , bathing , and removing pathogenic humors are involved in the treatment . according to this study
, some plants such as cassia fistula , purslane , violets , fumaria , barley , coriander , rose and terminalia chebula are anti - itching .
proper nutrition is the most important point in health and treatment of humors production with appropriate quality and quantity .
it could be concluded that traditional persian medicine therapies can be effective in the treatment of pruritus with mild side effects . by further investigation and research
, we can reach more effective treatment methods in the field of traditional persian medicine along with other new medical therapies .
 background : pruritus is an unpleasant feeling that can cause the desire of scratching in a person and can be the symptoms of systemic , infectious , and neurological diseases . 
 pruritus is the most common clinical manifestation of skin diseases . 
 pruritus prevalence is 8 - 38% in the general population . causes and treatments of pruritus 
 have been described by traditional persian medicine scientists . 
 the aim of this study was to derive general principles of the proposed treatment to reduce or relieve pruritus.methods:this descriptive study , review traditional medicine books including al canon fil tibb , al - hawi , makhzan ul - adviyyah , al - abniyah an - haghyegh el - adviyah , tuhfat ul - momineen and exir - e - azam . 
 the above - mentioned documents were derived and classified by keywords such as pruritus , hakka , jarab and sherry.results:in traditional persian medicine , there are different causes for pruritus such as accumulation of vapors or acute humors in subcutaneous tissue or weakness of expulsive ( dafia ) faculty and its treatment is based on removing the causes . 
 proper nutrition , bathing , and removing pathogenic humors are involved in the treatment . according to this study 
 , some plants such as cassia fistula , purslane , violets , fumaria , barley , coriander , rose and terminalia chebula are anti-itching.conclusion:proper nutrition is the most important point in health and treatment of humors production with appropriate quality and quantity . 
 pruritus can be treated by lifestyle modification and using medicinal plants . 
 it could be concluded that traditional persian medicine therapies can be effective in the treatment of pruritus with mild side effects . by further investigation and research 
 , we can reach more effective treatment methods in the field of traditional persian medicine along with other new medical therapies . 
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