The Authenticity of Preserving the Traditional Iranian-Islamic Lifestyle in the Field of Health and Treatment

Principles

1: The principle of returning to traditional Iranian-Islamic medicine (especially Hijama [cupping therapy])[1]

2: The principle of rejecting modern Western medicine, especially the global pharmaceutical structure[2]

3: The principle of strong opposition to foreign cultural influence (especially Jews in the fields of health and treatment)[3]

Challenges

1: Elimination and suppression of traditional medicine (especially after the Qajar period)[4]

[1]. Belief that Hijama prevents diseases (such as cancer, diabetes, insanity) and is part of religious tradition and national identity.

[2]. Belief that the aim of chemical drugs is more about controlling disease and creating dependency, not cure.

[3]. The belief that the elimination of traditional medicine and the proliferation of modern medicine were the result of a political-cultural agenda.

[4]. Execution, exile, and censorship of traditional physicians and the official prohibition of Hijama in the past.