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Over a period of
2,500 years Tibetans have perfected a sophisticated medical
tradition based on the holistic concept of mind and body. It
maintains that disease or disorders in the human body are caused
when there is a disequilibrium of psychological and physical
energies. Delusion, hatred and attachment results in ego (translated
also as "I" consciousness), which in turn disturbs the psychological
energy balance, while improper food, behavior and bad environment
disturbs the physical energy balance. Tibetan doctors would normally
follow three methods of diagnosis: visual, interrogation and
pulse-reading. Sometimes, they may be able to tell your ailment by
merely asking the symptoms, followed by a pulse-reading and a look
at your tongue or eyes. However, it is believed that diagnosis is
more accurate if these methods are accompanied by a urine test.
Tibetan
medicines normally come in hard pills or powder, and most are
extremely bitter in taste. Their ingredients are predominantly
herbal, although animals products, precious stones and metals are
also used. The stones and metals are burned and detoxified through
an intricate and secret process of alchemy. Over the years, Tibetan
medicine has proved most effective in curing various chronic
diseases. Its effectiveness in curing hepatitis, according to some
westerners, is miraculous. Tibetan medicine is also known for its
efficacy in curing chronic sinus-related diseases, although one has
to be on medication for a long time.
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Health
Secrets of Tibetan Medicine
Tibetan medicine differs from allopathic medicine in that
it has no concept of "illness" as such, but rather the
concept is of "disharmony" of the organism. Accordingly,
this system of medicine, like many alternative therapies,
seeks to achieve a harmony of the self.
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by-: Patricia Skinner.
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Clinics for
traditional Tibetan medicine in McLeod Gunj:-
There are three
clinics for traditional Tibetan medicine in McLeod Gunj: the Branch
Clinic of the Tibetan Medical Institute, Dr. Yeshi Dhonden's Clinic
and the Dr. Lobsang Dolma Khangsar Memorial Clinic. However, the
Tibetan Medical and Astro Institute is the major institution and is
located near Gangchen Kyishong, about five minutes' walk below the
Tibetan Library.
Tibetan Medical And
Astro Institute
In 1961, a small
dispensary of traditional Tibetan medicine was opened in Dharamsala
to cope with the flood of Tibetan refugees arriving every day. Now
situated near Gangchen Kyishong, the Tibetan Medical Institute is a
huge complex in a spacious compound where the fundamentals of
traditional Tibetan medical practice are taught to over fifty
students per year. The TMAI has a dispensary, an in-patient unit and
a surgical ward. This clinic, as well as its branch in McLeod Gunj,
treats patients from all over the world.
About two
hundred different pills are produced at the institute and
distributed to thirty six branch clinics in India and Nepal. They
are also mailed abroad to meet the growing demand for herbal
medicines in the west. The phenomenal growth of the institute is an
indication of the reputation Tibetan medicine has acquired in
international circles. Tibetan medicine dates back more than 2,500
years, and respected physicians and researchers worldwide are
increasingly recognizing the effectiveness of these natural cures.
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