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Title: Tibetan medicine. part I: Introduction to Tibetan medicine and the rGyud-bzi (Fourth Tantra)
Language of title: English
Author/Creator: R. Prasaad Steiner

Description: Tibetan medicine is one example of a traditional cultural health care system. Until recently, geographic barriers have permitted this medical tradition to evolve in an uninterrupted way. The history, concepts, and foundations of Tibetan medicine are closely interwoven with those of Buddhism in Tibet The following essay is an introductory overview of Tibetan medicine. The purpose of this essay is to provide a conceptual framework and a proper perspective for understanding a highly edited translation of one chapter from a traditional Tibetan medical text.

Publisher Place: Garden City, NY
Publisher: Institute for Advanced Research in Asian Science and Medicine
Normalized publisher place: Garden City, NY
Publisher country: United States
Published Date: 1987
Subject: Tibetan medicine
History of Medicine
Chinese medicine
Classification: Buddhism and Science -- Medicine -- History of Medicine
Buddhism and Science -- Medicine -- Tibetan Medicine
Cultural Coverage: Tibet
Temporal coverage: 20th century CE
Language: English
Series 2 editor:
Source URL: http://www.worldscinet.com/ajcm/ajcm.shtml
Source: The American Journal of Chinese Medicine
Source Type: Journal
Source Volume: 15
Source Number: 1-2
Source Page Numbers: 83-88
Start Date: 1979
Frequency of publication: More than four times a year
Submissions: See the journal's note to authors for submission policies.
ISBN/ISSN: 0192-415X
Location and access number: 3318385

Means of availability: See the journal's webpage or check with library for information on archived issues of this journal.

Format: Print media (print or manuscript, including PDFs)
Resource Type: Article
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Date Of Record Creation: 2005-03-25 14:45:01
Date Last Modified: 2005-12-20 17:51:34
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