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Contents: Essentials of Tibetan Traditional Medicine
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Introduction
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xv
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Part I: Review of Selected Topics
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1
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Being a Worthy Student
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3
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The Healthy Body
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5
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The Internal Organs
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5
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The Process of Digestion
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5
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The Seven Bodily Constituents
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6
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The Three Excretions
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7
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The Humors as Normal Bodily Functions
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7
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Two Flowers and Three Fruits
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9
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Illness and its Investigation
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10
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Causes of Disease
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10
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Interrogation and Examination
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11
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Pulse Diagnosis
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12
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Urine Diagnosis
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14
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Tongue Diagnosis
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16
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Miscellaneous Diagnostic Techniques
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17
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Prognosis: Nine Factors of Fatal Outcome
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17
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Part II: The Humors
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19
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Disorders Caused by Wind
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21
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General Diagnosis of Wind Disorders
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22
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General Treatment of Wind Disorders
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22
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Classification and Treatment by Type of Illness
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25
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Classification and Treatment by Location
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27
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Classification and Treatment by Subdivision of Wind
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33
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Wind Combined with Other Humors
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34
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Disorders Caused by Bile
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35
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General Diagnosis of Bile Disorders
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35
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General Treatment of Hot Bile Disorders
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36
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General Treatment of Cold Bile Disorders
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37
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Classification and Treatment by Type of Illness
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37
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Classification and Treatment by Location
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41
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Classification and Treatment by Subdivision of Bile
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45
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Bile Combined with Other Humors
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46
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Treatment of Persistent or Residual Bile Disorder
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46
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Disorders Caused by Phlegm
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47
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General Diagnosis of Phlegm Disorders
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47
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General Treatment of Phlegm Disorders
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48
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Classification and Treatment by Type of Illness
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50
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Classification and Treatment by Location
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52
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Classification and Treatment by Subdivision of Phlegm
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57
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Phlegm Combined with Other Humors
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59
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Disorders Caused by Dark Phlegm
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61
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General Diagnosis of Dark-Phlegm Disorders
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61
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General Treatment of Dark-Phlegm Disorders
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62
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Classification and Treatment by Location
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66
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Classification and treatment on the Basis of Phase
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68
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Varieties of Dark Phlegm and Follow-up
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70
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Fever Disorders
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77
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General Diagnosis of Fever Disorders
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77
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General Treatment of Fever Disorders
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78
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Phases of Manifestation
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81
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Treatment Regimens for Heat Conditions
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87
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At the Threshold between and Heat and Cold
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92
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Epidemic Fever
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95
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General Treatment of Epidemic Fever
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96
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Treatment Based on Location
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98
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Treatment Based on the Stage of Illness
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100
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Treatment of Complex Epidemic Fever
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103
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Conclusion and Summary
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105
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Critical Differentiation between Hot and Cold Disorders
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106
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Distinguishing Hot and Cold Disorders
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106
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Sources of Error
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108
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Conclusion
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109
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Part III: Therapeutics
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111
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Therapeutic Strategies
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113
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General Methods
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113
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Specific Methods
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114
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Invigoration
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119
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Weight Loss and Fasting
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120
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Summary
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121
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Lifestyle
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122
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Diet
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124
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Properties of Common Foods
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124
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Dietary Habits
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128
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Materia Medica
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130
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Introduction
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130
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Herbs That Treat Wind
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133
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Herbs That Treat Fever Associated with Wind
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141
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Herbs That Treat Bile Disorders
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151
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Herbs That Treat Blood and Lymph Disorders
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163
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Herbs That Treat Fever
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176
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Herbs That Treat Contagious Diseases
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197
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Herbs That Treat Phlegm
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201
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Herbs That Treat Phlegm and Wind
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222
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Herbs That Treat Phlegm Disorders Associated with Heat
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227
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Emetics and Purgatives
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237
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Herbs That Treat Poisoning
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240
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Herbs That Treat Disorders of the Channels and Blood Vessels
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246
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Herbs That Benefit the Urinary System
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249
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Herbs That Benefit the Lungs
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261
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Panaceas
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270
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Less Commonly Used Herbs
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278
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Principles of Herb Compounding
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282
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Choice of Herbs
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282
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Formula Composition
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282
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Building-Block Herb Combinations
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283
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The Excellent Drug Combinations
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283
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The Pungent Drug Combinations
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285
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The Three Fruits ('bras bu gsum)
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285
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The Three Salts (tshwa sna gsum)
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286
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The Five Roots (rtsa ba lnga)
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286
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The Three Seeds ('bras sna gsum)
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286
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Lymph Three (chu ser sman gsum)
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287
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The Three Bitters (tig ta gsum)
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287
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The Three Reds and the Four Reds
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287
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The Two Sandalwoods and the Three Precious Woods
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288
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The Three Eaglewoods (a gar rigs gsum)
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288
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Indra Four (indra bzhi)
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288
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Balancing Four (cha mnyam bzhi)
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289
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The Two Myrrhs (gu gul gnyis)
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289
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The Two Cumins (zi ra gnyis)
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289
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Elecampane Four (ma nu gnyis)
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290
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Pomegranate Combinations
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290
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Commonly Used Herbal Formulas
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292
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Formulas That Treat Wind Disorders
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292
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Formulas That Treat Bile Disorders
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299
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Formulas That Treat Blood and Lymph Disorders
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304
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Formulas That Treat Phlegm Disorders and Impaired Digestion
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306
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Formulas That Treat Dark-Phlegm Disorders
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310
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Formulas That Treat Contagious Disorders, Fever, and Inflammation
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317
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Formulas That Treat Disorders of the Internal Organs
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328
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Formulas That Treat Microbes and Parasites
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331
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Formulas That Treat Musculoskeletal and Parlytic Disorders
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332
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Formulas That Treat Genitourinary and Degenerative Disorders
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337
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Miscellaneous Formulas
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342
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Bloodletting
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344
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Benefits of Bloodletting
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344
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Indications and Contraindications
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344
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Technique
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346
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Complications
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347
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Iatrogenic Problems
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349
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Moxibustion
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350
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Indications and Contrindications
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350
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Method
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351
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Additional Modalities
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354
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Enema
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354
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Fumigation
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354
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Inhalation Therapy
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354
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Massage
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354
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Poultice
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354
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Fomentation
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354
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Afterword
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357
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Appendices
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359
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Extended Wylie Transliteration Reference
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361
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Sample Tibetan Medicine Curricula
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363
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Bibliography
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365
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Indexes
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369
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Herb Index by Tibetan Drug Name
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371
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Herb Index by Latin Name
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375
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Herb Index by English Drug Name
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379
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Formula Index by Tibetan Name
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384
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Formula Index by English Name
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386
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General Index
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388
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