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Tibetan Medicine

Tibetan Medicine. Stacy Law Brandie Parker Katie Stockdill Michelle Katz Tatiana Herold. An Introduction: Principles & Philosophy. Tibetan Medicine is… a science, art and philosophy that provides a holistic approach to health care.

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Tibetan Medicine

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  1. Tibetan Medicine Stacy Law Brandie Parker Katie Stockdill Michelle Katz Tatiana Herold

  2. An Introduction: Principles & Philosophy Tibetan Medicine is… • a science, art and philosophy that provides a holistic approach to health care. • based on an understanding of the body and its relationship to the environment. • an art, as well as a science because it uses diagnostic techniques based on the insight, creativity, and compassion of the medical practitioner.

  3. Principles & Philosophy (cont’d) • The Buddhist philosophy states that everything in the universe is in a constant state of flux. • There are 5 key elements that make up the universe, according to the theory of Tibetan Medicine: • Sa – Earth • Chu - Water • Me - Fire • rLung - Wind 
 • Nam-mkha - Space

  4. The Five Elements • Earth • exerts a strong influence over the formation of muscle cells, and bones • Water • responsible for the formation of blood and body fluids, as well as the tongue and sense of taste • Fire • responsible for the body’s internal temperature and complexion, as well as the eyes and the sense of sight • Wind • responsible for breathing, skin and the sense of touch • Space • responsible for hollow body spaces, the ears and the sense of hearing

  5. Ways to Sustain Health & Wellness • Your physical, mental, and spiritual health is looked at all together • done to promote and encourage health and well-being at every level • looked at to find the disharmony within our bodies • Three elements that need to be kept in harmony in order for us to maintain balance within ourselves • rLung, mKhris-pa, and Bad-kan; together, they are called Nyipa sum.

  6. Health & Wellness (cont’d) • The element rLung is to promote movement, growth, mind, and breathing. It is related to the element, air. • The main function of rLung is to control the movements of the mind, body, and speech. • The element mKhris-pa is closely related to the fire element. This governs the heat within our bodies. • The functions of mKhris-pa are to aid in digestion, make us hungry and thirsty at the appropriate times, keep body temperature in balance, and to keep our skin clean and clear. • Bad-kan is related to the elements of water and earth. • The function of Bad-kan is to taste and digest. It enhances your senses as well.

  7. Health & Wellness (cont’d) • When rLung, mKhris-pa, and Bad-kan are all in check then the body will be in balance. With all three elements of Nyipa sum in balance with each other, then the seven “bodily sustainers” are in check as well. • The seven “bodily sustainers” are essential nutrients, blood, muscle tissue, fat, bone, marrow, and reproductive fluids. • Bad-kan is the mixing of foods in the stomach • mKhris-pa aids in digestion • rLung is the separation of nutrients and wastes • The nutrients go on to form blood, blood forms muscle tissue, which goes on to form fat then, bone, then marrow, and lastly, this all leads to the formation of reproductive fluids.

  8. Geographical Location • One of the world’s oldest known medical traditions • The beginning of the 4th century brought around many new advances in medical knowledge to Tibet • Ayuvedic medicine from India • Other spiritual and psychologically based systems of medicine • 7th-8th century • Tibetan government began sponsoring medical conferences • Medical systems from China, Persia, India and Greece • 11th century • Combined knowledge was codified into a unique system containing a synthesis of the principals of physical and psychological medicine imbued with a Buddhist spiritual understanding • Created the foundation for Tibetan Medicine

  9. Tibetan Treatment Plan • Behavior Modification • Diet Modification • Herbal Medicines • Physical Therapies

  10. Behavior Modification • Meditation Clinical Study • Two groups: Intensive and Non-intensive meditation • Tested for levels of attention and memory • In all cases the attention and memory levels improved after meditating • Meditating allows for “increased tendencies for compassion, kindness, and attentiveness to others.”

  11. Herbal Medicine • Irritable Bowel Syndrome Clinical Study • A group of people suffering from IBS took Padma Lax • Tested for regularity and pain management • Those that took Padma Lax had reduced symptoms and increased regularity • Type 2 Diabetes Clinical Study • 200 untreated Type 2 Diabetes patients were treated with a combination of two or four Tibetan Medicinal herbs • They were tested for their glycemic control • After 3 months there was an improvement in glycemic control and after 6 months it was even greater

  12. Herbal Medicine (cont’d) • Metastatic Breast Cancer Clinical Study • 11 patients who had Metastatic Breast Cancer who showed little or no symptoms were given a personal combination of Herbs • Tested to see if the growth of the cancer would stop • Results: • 12% stopped completely • 33% stopped for 7 to 12 months • 44% stopped for 6 months • 11% had no response

  13. Physical Therapies • Tibetan Medicated-Bath Clinical Study • Study was tested on rats induced with rheumatoid arthritis. Some of the rats were subjected to the Tibetan Medicated-Bath some were not • Baths were at 40 Degrees Celsius, for 15 minutes for 21 days • Tested for the amount of cartilage left and the non-inflamed joints • Photographs of the cartilage left in the joints were taken showed rats subjected to the medicated baths were less harmed by the arthritis

  14. Practitioners & Legal Requirements -Clinics are everywhere including Canada, New York, Massachusetts, Poland, Switzerland, and many other places around the world. -None of the traditional Tibetan physicians have been registered under any licensing authority until now -Health authorities are now starting to pay considerable attention to the use of herbal medicines due to the increasing use of it as an alternative medicine. -Herbal medicine has been found to be a potential source of new drugs for the economic development.

  15. Imbalance of rLung (Wind; circulation) Red Dry Little Bumps Coarse

  16. Imbalance of mKhris-pa (Bile; metabolism) Pale-yellow coating Slightly bitter taste Dirty Appearance

  17. Imbalance of Bad-kan (Phlegm; food breakdown) Pale-white coating Moist-sticky Swollen impression Dull surface Smooth surface

  18. Youtube Video • Tibetan Medicine

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