The Efforts of Prof. Bashar Saad and his Colleagues Opens the Door Widely for the Traditional Arabic and Islamic Medicine (TAIM) to Join the TCM CAM, Kampo and Ayurveda

In an effort to help revive and preserve the knowledge of traditional Arabic and Islamic medicine, the Galilee Society Research and Development Center, in cooperation with the Arab Group for the Protection of Nature, Jordan and Al-Antaki Center for Herbal Medicine Ltd, and with sponsorship of Delass co., Jordan and the WHO, hosted an international conference on the current state of research and practice in this field. This three-day conference took place in Amman, Jordan during August 8-10, 2007, and included an exhibition and poster session. The conference was designed for research scientists, local and regional traditional healers, international pharmaceutical and medical research companies, medical doctors, ethnopharmacologists and other parties interested in the study of traditional Arabic and Islamic medicine. All bodies and institutions, research centers, and interested parties working in the field of Arab medicinal plants were invited to participate in the conference. The conference discussed historical and cultural aspects of Arabic Islamic medicine and its contribution to modern medicine and to human well being. The Arab American University was
actively involved in organizing the meeting; Prof. Bashar Saad and Ghassan Abu-Hijleh were actively involved in the scientific and organizing committees of the meeting.
 

Related References:

1. Azaizeh H, Saad B , Cooper E, and Said O (2007) Traditional Arabic and Islamic Medicine (TAIM) now joins CAM, Kampo, and Ayurveda eCAM 2007.
2. Saad B, Azaizeh H, and Said O (2005) Tradition and perspectives of Arab herbal medicine: A Review eCAM 2:475-479.
3. Saad B, Dakwar S, Said O, Abu Hijleh G, Albattah F, Kmeel AS, Azaizeh H (2006) Evaluation of medicinal plants hepatotoxicity using co-cultures of hepatocytes and monocytes. eCAM 3: 93 - 98.
4. Azaizeh H, Saad B, Khaleel Kh, and Said O (2006) The State of the Art of Traditional Arab Herbal Medicine in the Eastern Region of the Mediterranean: A Review eCAM 3:229-235.
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6. Saad B, Azaizeh H, and Said O (2007) Arab botanical medicines. The Encyclopedia of Botanicals in Clinical Practice edited by Profs. Ron Watson and Victor Preedy. (In press)
7. Said O, Fulder S, Khalil K, Azaizeh H, Kassis E, and Saad B, (2007) Maintaining a physiological blood glucose level with the help of Glucolevel , a combination of four anti-diabetes plants used in traditional Arab herbal medicine eCAM 4:2.