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A Review on Tibetan Traditional Medicine  

Lee, Bong-Hyo (Department of Acupuncture, Moxibustion, & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
Park, Ji-Ha (Department of Herbology, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
Lee, Sang-Nam (Department of Qigong, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
Han, Chang-Hyun (Traditional Korean Medicine Information Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine)
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Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine / v.14, no.3, 2010 , pp. 77-92 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives : There has been little known about the Tibetan medicine in the society for Korean medicine. The aim of this study is to review the system of Tibetan medicine and compare with Korean medicine. Methods : The authors investigated several literatures that mentioned Tibetan medicine and organized in physiology, pathology, diagnostics, and treatment. And then, we interpreted the characteristics of Tibetan medicine as well as compared Tibetan medicine with Korean medicine. After that, we analyzed the commons and the differences, and also found out the meaning of Tibetan medicine. Results : The theory of Tibetan medicine is basically constituted of three elements of Lung, Tripa, and Peken in every parts of physiology, pathology, diagnostics, and treatment. Many organs of human body are compared to the fabrications of building. There is a detail explanation about the process of the development of fetus in Tibetan medicine. Tibetan medicine uses taking pulse in wrist, analysis of urine, watching of tongue, sperm, and menstruation, and etc. for diagnosis. In Tibetan medicine, regimen is prior to other treatments such as surgical treatment and medications. Conclusions : There is the oriental thought of '3' in Tibetan medicine, and esoteric buddhism is solved in Tibetan medicine. The anatomy and the diagnostics using urine, sperm, and menstruation have especially been developed in Tibetan medicine. Tibetan medicine emphasizes the feature of preventive medicine.
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Traditional medicine; Tibetan medicine;
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