Background and Purpose: Functional dyspepsia is a common gastrointestinal disorder characterized by discomfort and fullness after eating, early satiety, epigastric pain, or burning. While not life-threatening, it significantly impacts the quality of life of patients. This study reviews evidence-based interventions by Persian Medicine specialists for treating functional dyspepsia. Materials and Methods: This systematic review was conducted in 2024, searching PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Iranian databases such as SID and Magiran. Inclusion criteria encompassed all Iranian clinical trial articles on functional dyspepsia and Complementary medicine published in Persian and English from 2000 to 2024. Keywords included terms for the disease (dyspepsia, functional dyspepsia, Helicobacter, flatulence, gastric pain, fullness, epigastric pain, fullness after a meal) and types of interventions (herbal medicine, Persian medicine, Complementary medicine, Iran, Iranian medicine) in English and Persian. Abstracts of all relevant titles were screened, and articles not meeting the inclusion criteria were excluded. Full texts of the remaining articles were then reviewed for necessary information. Results: The findings indicate that several plants —such as Ajwain, Black Cumin, Celery, Dill, Thyme, Mastic, Pepper, Ginger, Oregano, Jollab syrup, Coriander, Amla, Rose, Basil leaves, Aniseed, Valerian, Black Seed, Savory, and Broadleaf Plantain seeds— were effective in alleviating functional dyspepsia symptoms either alone or in combination in clinical trials. Conclusion: Medicinal plants recommended in Persian Medicine, whether used alone or alongside modern medicine, can effectively and safely improve dyspepsia symptoms. However, more high-quality, large-scale, and rigorously designed clinical trials are needed to establish definitive therapeutic effects.

Context: Labor is among the most painful events in females’ lives. Labor pain (LP) is alleviated using both pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods. The current study aimed at reviewing clinical trials in Iran as well as other countries on the effects of acupressure, aromatherapy, and massage therapy on LP. Evidence Acquisition: In the current review study, online databases such as SID, Iranmedex, Magiran, IranDoc, Cochrane library, PubMed, and Google Scholar were searched to retrieve studies published before 2017 in Persian or English language. Search keywords were labor pain, acupressure, aromatherapy, and massage as well as their Persian equivalents. Retrieved clinical trials were appraised using the Jadad checklist. Data were analyzed qualitatively. Results: In total, 46 clinical trials were enrolled. Most studies reported the positive effects of acupressure, aromatherapy, and massage therapy on labor pain. The most frequently used therapies were aromatherapy with lavender essential oil and acupressure on the LI4 and SP6 points. Conclusions: Acupressure, aromatherapy, and massage therapy were effective in alleviating labor pain. These techniques are mostly safe without serious side effects for parturient females and their babies. Therefore, they can be used to alleviate labor pain.