Tehran University of Medical Sciences Traditional and Integrative Medicine 2476-5104 3 4 2018 12 22 207 217 EN Somayeh Zakeri Traditional Medicine and History of Medical Sciences Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran Narjes Gorji Traditional Medicine and History of Medical Sciences Research Center, School of Traditional Iranian Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran Reihaneh Moeini Traditional Medicine and History of Medical Sciences Research Center, School of Traditional Iranian Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran Hoorieh Mohammadi Kenari Research institute for Islamic and complementary medicine, School of Iranian Traditional Medicine, Iran University of medical science, Tehran, Iran Seyyed Ali Mozaffarpur Traditional Medicine and History of Medical Sciences Research Center, School of Traditional Iranian Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran 2018 04 29 2018 11 04 Grief is an unavoidable emotional reaction against the death of beloved ones that can lead to psychiatric disorders. Persian medicine (PM) scholars have made considerable recommendations regarding emotional reactions including grief. This research was carried out by studying outstanding PM textbooks (Canon of Medicine, Zakhireye Kharazmshahi, ExirAzamand kholasa al hekma) with specific keywords related to the emotional reaction, then a series of database queries (PubMed, Scopus and Science Direct) were performed to reconfirm the efficacy of PM recommendations by conventional medicine. PM physicians considered emotional reactions as one of the most important factors in physical or mental dysfunction. They treated bereaved patients based on their mental and cardiovascular conditions. They used a combination of appropriate nutrition, herbal medicines (Amygdalus communis L., Cinnamomum zylanicum, Crocus sativus L., Cydonia oblonga etc.), physical movement (exercise, massage therapy, game etc.) and psychotherapy (music therapy, aromatherapy etc.) for grief resolution. PM is one of the old paradigms of medicine that can improve psychological and physical complications of grief. Grief is one of the debilitative emotions that can influence patient quality of life so it is important and necessary that health authorities and physicians employ the total potential of medical science for patients’ treatment and rehabilitation. https://jtim.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jtim/article/view/145