Tehran University of Medical Sciences Acta Medica Iranica 0044-6025 53 7 2015 10 06 419 424 EN Seyyed Kamran Soltani Arabshahi Department of Medical Education, Center for Educational Research in Medical Sciences (CERMS), School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Hoorieh Mohammadi Kenari Medical Sciences Education and Development Office, School of Traditional Medicine,Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Gholamreza Kordafshari Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Reza Shams Ardakani Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Shoaleh Bigdeli Department of Medical Education, Center for Educational Research in Medical Sciences (CERMS), School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2015 10 06 2015 10 06 The major difference between Iranian traditional medicine and allopathic medicine is in the application  of  evidence  and  documents.  In  this  study,  criteria  for  evidence-based  practice  in  Iranian traditional medicine and its rules of practice were studied. The experts’ views were investigated through in- depth, semi-structured interviews and the results were categorized into four main categories including Designing clinical questions/clinical question-based search, critical appraisal, resource search criteria and clinical prescription appraisal. Although the application of evidence in Iranian traditional medicine follows Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) principles but it benefits from its own rules, regulations, and criteria that are compatible with EBM. https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4279 https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/download/4279/4234