Herbal Medicine for Oligomenorrhea and Amenorrhea: A Systematic Review of Ancient and Conventional Medicine

Table 1

The list of traditional Persian medical books from 9th century to 20th century AD used to investigate herbal medications for oligomenorrhea and amenorrhea.

Original title	Latin title	Author	Century produced; (AD)	Subject
Al-Hawi fi-tibb [13]	Liber Continens	Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariyya al Razes (Rhazes)	9	A large medical encyclopedia on diseases, therapy, and pharmacology in twenty-five volumes
Al- Qanun fit-tib [11]	The Canon of Medicine	Ibn Sina (Avicenna)	11	An encyclopedia of medicine in five comprehensive volumes, a main medicine reference in the Western countries until the 16th century
Zakhireh Kharazmshahi [14]	Treasure of Khawarazm Shah	Seyyed Ismaeil Jorjani	11	A Persian medical encyclopedia in ten chapters
Kitāb al-Jāmi li-mufradāt al-adwiya wa-l-aghdhiya [15]	Compendium on Simple Medicaments and Foods	Diyā Al-Dīn Abū Muhammad Abdollāh Ibn Ahmad (Ibn al-Baitār,)	13	Traditional pharmaceutical encyclopedia containing the names and properties of more than 1,000 plants and substances of medicinal value
Al-asbāb wa-al-alāmāt [16]	Etiology and Symptoms [of Diseases]	Najīb al-Dīn Muhammad ibn ’Ali al-Samarqandī	13	Medical writing by emphasizing on causes and symptoms of diseases
Kitab at-Tasrifli-man ’ajaza ’an al-ta ’lif [17]	The Method of Medicine	Abu al-Qasim al Zahrawi; (Abulcasis)	11	A 30-volume encyclopedia of medicine containing information about medical conditions, treatments, and surgical procedures
Tuhfat al-mu’minin [18]	The Present for the Faithful	Muhammad Mu’min Daylamī Tunakābunī	17	Major pharmaceutical books of ITM, a dictionary of plants, animals, and minerals
Makhzan ul-adviyyah [19]	The Storehouse of Medicaments	Muhammad Hāshim Hādī Alavī Shīrāzī	18	Major pharmaceutical books of ITM, a dictionary of plants, animals, and minerals
Exir azam [12]	Great Elixir	Hakim Mohammad Azam Khan	20	A medical textbook describes etiology, signs, and symptoms of diseases and their treatment