Hossein Ravazadeh
Born (1956-08-17) 17 August 1956
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIranian
Medical career
ProfessionGeneral
FieldTraditional
Websiteravazadeh.com

Hossein Ravazadeh (Persian: حسين روازاده) is an Iranian physician who practices traditional medicine, and is regarded a prominent proponent of quackery and conspiracy theory in Iran.[1][2]

Practices

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

  1. ↑ Aramesh, Kiarash (July 2018). "Science and Pseudoscience in Traditional Iranian Medicine". Archives of Iranian Medicine. Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences. 21 (7): 315–323. PMID 30041531.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Fatima Mirza, Aliya (2018). "A Review on the Chemical versus Alternative Treatments of Leukemia". Traditional and Integrative Medicine. Tehran University of Medical Sciences. 3 (3): 147–161. eISSN 2476-5112.
  4. ↑ Boroujerdi, Mehrzad; Rahimkhani, Kourosh (2018). Postrevolutionary Iran: A Political Handbook. Syracuse University Press. p. 316. ISBN 9780815654322.
  5. ↑ "Quackery in Iran: Desperate Iranians are getting bad medical advice". The Economist. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  6. ↑ Bitter Oil Ear Drop Prevents Coronavirus, Iran Islamic Doctor Claims, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 21 March 2020, retrieved 27 January 2021
  7. ↑ "محرومیت دائم روازاده از حرفه پزشکی". سازمان نظام پرشکی کل کشور. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  8. ↑ "طبابت "حکیم روازاده" در کل کشور ممنوع شد". Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  9. ↑ "طبابت پزشک جنجالی در کل کشور ممنوع شد". Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  10. ↑ "جزئیات ممنوعیت طبابت "حسین روازاده"". نشریه دیار میرزا. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  11. ↑ "دلواپس طول آلت مردان از طبابت منع شد". بی بی سی. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
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