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Ayurvedic Medicine
Published in W. John Diamond, The Clinical Practice of Complementary, Alternative, and Western Medicine, 2017
For the sake of space only, Traditional Tibetan Medicine is not discussed, as it represents a true marriage between Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, and apart from the Buddhist philosophical base, and a partially different material medica, it is not appreciably different than either medical system.
The Pervasiveness of Incense
Published in Kerry Hughes, The Incense Bible, 2014
Tibetans believe that all illness comes from the insults and illness of the spirit, and that three poisons—greed, hate, and ignorance—are the root cause of all this suffering. Traditional Tibetan medicine treats the mind and the body at the same time, as this is inseparable according to their beliefs. Since incense is clearly a spiritual medicine, it is a key medicine used in treating illness with traditional Tibetan medicine. Specific mixtures for a variety of illness states exist, and certain blends are administered by the Tibetan physicians, while others are more commonplace and useful for keeping the spirit healthy on a daily basis. Some of the ingredients that might be added to a Tibetan medicinal incense mixture might be dark, light, and reddish aloes-wood, myrrh, frankincense, nutmeg, raisins, juniper, myrobalan resin (three different types), sal resin, and Chinese larkspur. Other unique aspects of the Tibetan medicinal incense formulations are that they may contain small pieces of feathers, such as from the peacock, owl, or crow, or pulverized precious stones, such as lapis lazuli, ruby, and turquoise. Some of the recipes are very ancient and have been around for centuries (Fischer-Rizzi, 1996).
Evaluation of the potential nephrotoxicity and mechanism in rats after long-term exposure to the traditional Tibetan medicine tsothel
Published in Pharmaceutical Biology, 2018
Li Xiang, Bo Lin, Ping Wang, Yingfan Hu, Jiasi Wu, Yong Zeng, Xianli Meng
Traditional Tibetan medicine is an ancient and intricate holistic system of health care that utilizes complex herbal and mineral pharmaceuticals (Zuskin et al. 2008). It is a unique healing system that uses a multimodal, individualized patient approach in an attempt to bring the body, mind, and spirit into harmony (Roberti di Sarsina et al. 2011). Because of its comprehensive and flexible treatment strategies regularly bring about good treatment results, an increasing number of people around the world are interested in Tibetan medicine (Zhou et al. 2016). However, similar to some other ethnomedicines, Tibetan medicine also faces severe challenges, such as heavy metals. One reason why Tibetan medicines are forbidden in the West is that the content of heavy metals in these medicines does not meet the allowable standards of Western countries.
Hepatoprotective effect of Sophora moorcroftiana (Benth.) Benth.Ex baker seeds in vivo and in vitro
Published in Drug and Chemical Toxicology, 2022
Ruiying Yuan, Zhuoma Dongzhi, Wei Guo, Pu Zhen, Zhiming Liu, Shan Huang, Bin Li, Jianqing Yu
The leguminosae of Sophora moorcroftiana (Benth.) Benth.ex Baker, a plant endemic to the Tibetan Plateau, has strong vitality and functions as a windbreak and in sand fixation (Shi and Yoshiaki 2000). The plant is used as a traditional Tibetan medicine for the treatment of icteric hepatitis, dysentery, and indigestion. S. moorcroftiana is rich in alkaloids, flavonoids, and phenolic acids and shows considerable anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and antiviral effects (Luo et al. 2018). However, its liver protective activity has not been reported to date.