Hossein Ravazadeh
Hossein Ravazadeh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 August 1956 |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | General |
| Field | Traditional |
| Website | ravazadeh |
Hossein Ravazadeh (Persian: حسين روازاده) is an Iranian physician who practices traditional medicine in Iran.[1][2]
Practices
[edit]Ravazadeh has students[3] and is secretary-general of the 'Islamic Society of Supporters of Iranian Agriculture', a politically conservative institution founded in 2010 that opposes genetically modified crops.[4]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, he claimed that dropping oil extracted from citrullus colocynthis into the ears twice a day would prevent infection by the virus.[5][6]
In September 2023, according to the verdict of the Court of Appeal of Tehran Province, Ravazadeh was sentenced to permanent exclusion from the medical profession throughout the country. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
References
[edit]- ^ Aramesh, Kiarash (July 2018). "Science and Pseudoscience in Traditional Iranian Medicine". Archives of Iranian Medicine. 21 (7). Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences: 315–323. PMID 30041531.
- ^ Ansari, Ali M. (2012). The Politics of Nationalism in Modern Iran. Cambridge Middle East Studies. Vol. 40. Cambridge University Press. p. 282. ISBN 9780521687171. ISSN 1365-5698.
- ^ Fatima Mirza, Aliya (2018). "A Review on the Chemical versus Alternative Treatments of Leukemia". Traditional and Integrative Medicine. 3 (3). Tehran University of Medical Sciences: 147–161. eISSN 2476-5112.
- ^ Boroujerdi, Mehrzad; Rahimkhani, Kourosh (2018). Postrevolutionary Iran: A Political Handbook. Syracuse University Press. p. 316. ISBN 9780815654322.
- ^ "Quackery in Iran: Desperate Iranians are getting bad medical advice". The Economist. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ Bitter Oil Ear Drop Prevents Coronavirus, Iran Islamic Doctor Claims, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 21 March 2020, retrieved 27 January 2021
- ^ "محرومیت دائم روازاده از حرفه پزشکی". سازمان نظام پرشکی کل کشور. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "طبابت "حکیم روازاده" در کل کشور ممنوع شد". Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "طبابت پزشک جنجالی در کل کشور ممنوع شد". Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "جزئیات ممنوعیت طبابت "حسین روازاده"". نشریه دیار میرزا. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "دلواپس طول آلت مردان از طبابت منع شد". بی بی سی. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Profile at Iranian Medical Council
- Profile at CIVILICA Archived 2019-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
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