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