Prevention of Rabies by Application of Lytta vesicatoria in Persian Medicine Texts in Islamic Civilization

• Main Authors: Mostafa Moallemi (Author), Mohammad Yousofpour (Author), Assie Jokar (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Rabies is one of the most lethal diseases in human history. From the past, various drugs have been used to prevent the contraction of the disease when being bitten by a rabid animal. An insect called Ḏarārīḥ (Lytta vesicatoria), although poisonous, has in some cases been medically used. Greeks a...