Gyatso & Hakim Essentials of Tibetan Traditional Medicine

Herbal medicine past and present, vol. 1, Trying to give ease

Tom Dummer is an English osteopath who compares Tibetan medicine with such Western alternative systems as Western herbalism, homeopathy, and osteopathy. The first part of the book, however, is taken up by the Buddhist view of the body in relation to the universe, Buddhist cosmology, Tantric physiology, and Buddhist psychological counselling. Here the ancient teachings are evaluated from the mod...

Below the radar innovations and emerging property right approaches in Tibetan medicine

Outside the established legal framework of intellectual property rights, countries have pursued multiple pathways to protect and promote traditional medicine. As Tibetan medicine is a late entrant into commercialization, the proposals to propertize generally fall within the rationale of existing sui-generis paradigms of Intellectual property. In this context, the article enquires the state of i...

Tibetan Medicine in Gyalthang

Natural Medicines Used in the Traditional Tibetan Medical System for the Treatment of Liver Diseases

Liver disease is one of the most risk factors threatening human health. It is of great significance to find drugs that can treat liver diseases, especially for acute and chronic hepatitis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and liver cancer. The search for drugs with good efficacy from traditional natural medicines has attracted more and more attention. Tibetan medicine, one of the China's trad...

O-23: Comparison of Female Infertility Etiology in Traditional Iranian and Conventional Medicine

Background: According to human history, “infertility” has long been of interest to scientists, which has led to the discovery of its causes. Nevertheless 15-25% of infertility cases are still termed as idiopathic. In Iranian traditional medicine school, special attention has been paid to this issue, so part of the great written documents of this school is dedicated to the study of the causes an...