Table 1.
Nausea and vomiting: related etiology, symptoms and signs, and treatments in ITM
| Etiology | Symptoms and signs of disease | Treatments |
|---|---|---|
| Safra is produced in the stomach (the most severe type) | Thirst, gastric inflammation, bitter taste and greenish-yellow color of vomited material | Drugs that extract / suppress the Safra, such as safra monzij/moshil **, avoiding choleric foods, and other lifestyle modifications. |
| Balgham is produced in the stomach | Borborygmi, distention, sweet, salty and insipidus taste and transparent vitreous (zojaji) color of vomited material | Evacuation of phlegm by balgham monzij/moshil, changing the temperament and phelegmatogen behaviors, avoiding certain foods, and other lifestyle modifications |
| Sauda is produced in the stomach | Borborygmi, stomach and spleen distention, sour taste; black color of vomited material, lack of thirst | Evacuation of sauda by monzij/moshil, changing the temperament, and melanchogen behaviors, avoiding certain foods, and other lifestyle modifications |
| Stomach participation | Nausea and vomiting are periodic and related to original organ involvement | Treatments of the original organ and the stomach |
| Materials distilled from all or part of the body into the stomach | related to the underlying diseases | Treatment of the underlying diseases |
| Spoiling of food into the stomach | Symptoms and signs of indigestion, maldigestion | Being aware of the timing of eating, the amounts of foods and beverages consumed, and other lifestyle modifications |
| Didan (Parasites) | Gripe (ma’ghs), weak pulse, dry cough, cold extremities, bruxism, low-mass stools, constipation, early hungry, overnight sialorrhea | Eliminate them with ITM drugs based on the type of worms and lifestyle modifications |
| Gastric weakness and other dystemperament | Related to type of dystemperament and other types of gastric weakness | Stomach tonics (Moghavviat), temperament correction with ITM protocols, and lifestyle modifications |
| Bohran* | Related to types of Bohran | In good bohran, observation. In bad bohran, treatment related to the type of material being vomited and the patient’s condition |
| Watching emetogenic scenes, eating, smells | Without history of related physical diseases | Avoiding, relaxation |
| Headaches (Soda’a) | Related to types of Soda’a | Related therapy |
| Ghoulanj (colic) | Severe abdominal pain, difficulty in defecation and related to types of Ghoulanj | Related therapy |
| Drugs | Related to the type of drug and the target organ | Related to drug type |
*
Significant changes in disease that occur suddenly; and quickly lead to improvement or deterioration of health (6).
**
ITM drug compounds, used in therapy for humoral dysequilibrium.