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🇮🇷 Iran · Traditional

Dalkダルク（ペルシャ伝統医学のマッサージ）دلک

The manual therapy of Persian-Islamic medicine recorded in Avicenna's Canon of Medicine (11th century): longitudinal rubbing and kneading with oil, prescribed by combining hard/soft and much/little according to temperament.

Traditional healing system

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Origin
🇮🇷 Iran
Era
Traditional
Classification
Traditional healing system
Techniques
Oil / Pressure
Practitioner body parts
Palm / Thumb
Medium
Oil
Clothing
Clothed
Setting
Table
Also known as
Persian massage · Unani Dalk · Dalk and Ghamz

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