Knowra Traditional Tibetan medicine Traditional Tibetan medicine Traditional Tibetan medicine is a medical tradition originating in Tibet that combines herbal remedies, dietary and behavioral guidance, diagnosis, and Buddhist-influenced theories of health.
Three nyepas : The three functional principles—wind, bile, and phlegm—that Tibetan medicine uses to describe bodily processes and disorders. These principles organize explanations of health, imbalance, and disease.
Tibetan medicine herbal formulations : Medicinal preparations in Tibetan practice, often combining multiple ingredients into pills, powders, decoctions, or other forms. Formulation blends substances to address a diagnosed pattern of imbalance.
Yuthok Yonten Gonpo : The name associated with influential Tibetan physicians and, in tradition, the authorship of the Four Tantras. The tradition credits Yuthok with a foundational role in its medical lineage.
Sowa Rigpa : The wider Himalayan medical tradition commonly translated as the science of healing, encompassing Tibetan and related regional practices. Traditional Tibetan medicine is a major form of this broader medical tradition.
Buddhist medicine : Medical ideas and practices shaped by Buddhist teachings about suffering, compassion, conduct, and the body. Buddhist thought informs Tibetan medicine’s ethical and explanatory frameworks.
Rlung : The wind principle in Tibetan medicine, associated with movement, circulation, and aspects of mental activity. Its disturbances are among the tradition’s central diagnostic concerns.
Tibetan dietetics : Dietary guidance in Tibetan medicine that adapts foods and eating habits to a person’s condition and circumstances. Food is prescribed as part of treatment and prevention.
Ayurveda : A South Asian medical tradition with extensive theories of bodily constitution, diagnosis, and treatment. Tibetan medicine incorporated and reworked ideas transmitted from Indian medical learning.
Men-Tsee-Khang : A Tibetan medical and astrological institute established in Dharamshala in 1961. It maintains clinical, educational, and pharmaceutical work in Tibetan medicine.
Tibetan medical thangka : A painted medical illustration used to teach concepts and practices represented in Tibetan medical texts. These visual guides made complex medical knowledge teachable and memorable.
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