The fascinating Tibetan medical system has never been so clearly explained as in this collection of outstanding lectures presented at the University of Virginia in 1980. Tibetan medicine restores and maintains balance among the three humors of the body through a variety of treatments--diet and behavior modification as well as the use of medicine and accessory therapy. The basic system has been enhanced by the practical findings of Tibetan physicians who have used the system for more than a thousand years. Dr. Donden holistically considers factors of personality, season, age, climatic condition, diet, behavior, and physical surroundings in addressing the means for restoring health. The great strength of Tibetan medicine is that it is delicately responsive to patients' complete symptom pattern--no complaint being disregarded--and it's wide variety of curative techniques are described in this book.

Health through Balance, Dr. Yeshi Donden, Snow Lion Publications, Paperback, 1986, 250 pages, $14.95

Yeshi Donden was born in 1929 and received the traditional Tibetan medical training in Lhasa, Tibet. Beginning in 1960. he served for over two decades as the personal physician to H.H. the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala. . India. There he re-established the Tibetan Medical Center and achieved fame by his successful treatment of many renowned people. Dr. Donden continues to serve a great number of patients around the world.

Jeffrey Hopkins is an Associate Professor of Northern Buddhist Studies and Director of the Center for South Asian Studies at the University of Virginia. Professor Hopkins is a well-known author and translator of many books on Tibetan Buddhism.

Preface	7
Technical Note	11
Introduction	13
Outline of Disease	15
Course Of Study	21
The Body	27
Defining The Body	33
Wind, Bile, And Phlegm	45
Seven Physical Constituents	52
Causes, Conditions, And Entrances	55
Diagnosis	71
Pulse 1	75
Pulse 2	91
Questioning	106
Urinalysis	113
Treatment	131
Behavior	137
Diet: Grains And Meats	154
Diet: Oils, Herbs, And Cooking	164
Questions	178
Selected Topics	187
Diabetes	189
Tumors	194
Virilification and Rejuvenation	207
Meditative Transformation Of Medicine	214
Appendices
Lists	219
Outline of the Ambrosia Heart Tantra	221
Bibliography	228
Notes	230
Index	239