The-placement-of-the-word-"Persian-medicine"-at-the-Medical-Subject-Headings(MeSH)-of-the-PubMed-database

The International Affairs Advisor of the Persian Medicine and Complementary Medicine Office of the Ministry of Health announced the inclusion of the term "Persian Medicine" in the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) as a significant international achievement in the global establishment of this medicine.

According to the news base of Physicians and Law (Palna), Arman Zargaran, announcing this news, stated: "The Persian Medicine and Complementary Medicine Office of the Ministry of Health began its efforts two years ago to add Persian Medicine to the Medical Subject Headings. It guided and conducted the necessary correspondence by researchers in this field and initiated and followed up on sending the required documentation. Ultimately, this process led to the inclusion of the term Persian Medicine in this tree structure of medical knowledge in 2022."

He also considered this achievement an important step towards establishing Persian Medicine as a branch of medical knowledge internationally. He noted that in terms of identity, against opponents of this name in other countries, it is a major step in the internationalization of Persian Medicine and the coding of articles in this field with the keyword Persian Medicine, holding special significance.

The International Affairs Advisor of the Persian Medicine and Complementary Medicine Office of the Ministry of Health pointed to the successful and forward-moving process of international actions concerning Persian Medicine and described the international atmosphere for Persian Medicine as enjoying very favorable reception.

In conclusion, Zargaran referred to extensive collaborations with the World Health Organization and the interest of many countries in educational and research cooperation in this field. He stated: "A national resolve and determination are necessary to maximize the utilization of Persian Medicine's capacities in line with the country's scientific authority and to provide better medical and pharmaceutical services based on this indigenous and national knowledge. In the atmosphere of the new government, the path to removing obstacles to the use of Persian Medicine has become much smoother than in the past."

According to Vebda (Ministry of Health news agency), the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), as the reference for the tree-based and alphabetical classification of medical knowledge, have global validity, and all branches of medical knowledge are placed within it in a tree diagram. This important tool is used to create a common language in the indexing of articles and scientific documents.