Sowa Rigpa གསོ་བ་རིག་པ།༔
The Ancient Healing Science of Tibetan Medicine
The Gyud Zhi རྒྱུད་བཞི།༔
Tibetan Medicine’s
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The Foundation Theory of Tibetan Medicine
The practice of Tibetan Medicine is based on the system of the Five Elements (འབྱུང་བ་ལྔ), including Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space. These five combine within the dimension of the human being to form the three “Nyepa” (ཉེས་པ་གསུ), or three Elemental Humors. These three elemental Nyepa comprise dynamic interactions of the Five Elements, expressing within the anatomical structures and physiological functions of each person.
We work with this elemental Nyepa theory on every level of medical practice, from diagnosis, to pathology, treatment and self-care. The Three Nyepa form each person’s body-type, personality, strengths, weaknesses, health, and longevity.
Diagnostic Methods
The Tibetan Medicine Practitioner, or “Menpa” (སྨན་པ།), assesses each patient according to their unique constitutional expression of the Three Nyepa. We pay attention to every detail of the clinical interaction. The patients’ physical appearance, their face, voice, smell, movements, words, mood, and many other factors all reveal insights into their condition.
The primary diagnostic methods of the Menpa include visual observation, dialog, and analysis of the tongue, pulse, and urine.
Using these tools, we gain valuable information to help us determine your individual condition according to the Five Elements. We assess your current state, long-term health history, and future prognosis.
Methods of Treatment
The primary methods of treatment in Tibetan Medicine include diet, lifestyle, herbal medicines, and external therapies.
The Flowers and Fruits of Health
Tibetan Medicine teaches that maintaining our optimal health can result in many wonderful benefits for our lifetime. These fantastic attributes of a healthy life are known as the “Flowers and Fruits of Health”.
The Two Flowers of Health include Freedom From Disease (ནད་མེད་པ།), and Long Life (ཚེ་རིང་བ།).
The Three Fruits of Health include Spiritual Knowledge (ཆོས།), Wealth (ནོར།), and Happiness (བདེ་བ།).
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