Major and minor diagnostic criteria of liver dystemperaments in Iranian Traditional Medicine, Qualitative study

Introduction: liver dystemperament is one of the basic concepts of Iranian traditional medicine in diagnosis and treatment. However, the significance of each of the diagnostic CRTs and their assessment method is not clear. The purpose of this study is determination of the major and minor diagnostic CRCs of liver dystemperaments in Iranian traditional medicine Method: This study is qualitative study based on hybrid model or combination of theoretical and empirical studies. For this purpose, in the first stage, 11 books from the main texts of Iranian traditional medicine selected and the diagnostic criteria of liver dystemperament were extracted. Also, searching in reputable scientific databases such as PubMed, Scopus Google scholar, SID, and magiran was done with the keywords of liver and temperament, mizaj, mezaj, temperament liver. Then, in order to examine the diagnostic method and the importance of each of the indicators presented from the viewpoint of experts, an unstructured and semi-structured face-to-face interview was conducted with 16 traditional medicine experts. Then, by forming meeting with 21 faculty members, the importance and priority of diagnosis of each of the symptoms was assessed by group discovery method in sari (iran). Findings: In this study, six major and six minor criteria were identified for hot and cold liver dystemperament, and eight major and ten minor criteria were identified for the dry and wet liver dystemperament. Discussion and Conclusion: This study suggests that some of the diagnostic criteria in the literature are less commonly used today. Also, some of the signs or symptoms, such as pulse, urine, and skin indices, need to review. Further studies and clinical trials are recommended in order to more accurately assess major and minor diagnostic criteria of liver maladaptation, and validation of indicators and instrumentation for liver liver dystemperament.

Major and minor diagnostic criteria of liver dystemperaments in Iranian Traditional Medicine, Qualitative study Keywords:

Diagnostic criteria , temperament , Liver , Iranian Traditional Medicine