Tibetan medicine has a long history of more than 3,800 years, in the course of its long historical development, there have been a large number of Tibetan medicine scientists, produced as many as more than 3,000 Tibetan medicine monographs, the number of medical monographs is abundant, and the far-reaching influence of the past dynasties is one of the few in the history of traditional medicine.
The "Medicinal Diagnosis of the Moon King" is the earliest extant classic of Tibetan medicine, and became the basis of the later Tibetan medicine classic "Four Medical Classics". Now it has been listed as an ancient book published by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the "Capacity Building Project for the Protection and Utilization of Ancient Books of Traditional Chinese Medicine".
The Thousand Golden Prescriptions in Tibetan Medicine
Based on the natural conditions and humanities of the Tibetan people and the plateau region, the book summarizes the rich experience of the Tibetan people in the struggle against nature and diseases, and absorbs the theoretical essence of Chinese medicine and Persian medicine, integrates and improves them together, and creates a unique Tibetan medical system.
This book can be traced back to the middle of the 8th century AD, and is generally believed to be a translation of a large number of traditional Chinese medicine books brought by Princess Jincheng when Princess Jincheng entered Tibet in 710 AD, and is generally believed to be a translation of Tianzhu medicine and Tibetan medicine. For a long time, it has been regarded as a classic of Tibetan medicine and has been regarded as a model by many Tibetan medicine practitioners.
The foundation of the Tibetan medicine system was laid
The content of "Yuewang Pharmaceutical Diagnosis" is rich and detailed, including the diagnosis of various diseases, **, as well as the classification and use of drugs.
In terms of diagnosis, the basic theories of Tibetan medicine are comprehensively discussed, including the theory of cold and heat, the five elements (earth, water, fire, wind, and air), the three causes (long, chiba, bacon), the cycle calculation method of embryonic development, and the key acupuncture points of the human body, as well as the diagnostic methods of looking, touching, and asking, and comprehensively grasping the patient's condition by observing the patient's complexion, listening to the patient's statement, asking about the medical history, and cutting the pulse.
In terms of medicine, dietary conditioning, massage, acupuncture and other means are used to form a unique Tibetan medicine external treatment system.
In terms of medicines, the "Yuewang Medicinal Diagnosis" has systematically classified and sorted out Tibetan medicines, based on the theory of six flavors, seven natures, and eighteen effects, and recorded more than 1,000 kinds of single drugs and prescriptions, which are classified into two categories: cold and heat, and are treated against clinical cold and hot diseases, and eight categories such as treasures are used as classification methods. Through reasonable compatibility and use, these Tibetan medicines can exert a miraculous effect.
As a compulsory textbook for Tibetan medicine to learn Tibetan medicine and a compulsory textbook for the teaching of Tibetan medicine, "Yuewang Medicinal Diagnosis" has had a great impact on the development of Tibetan medicine with its rich content and profound and unique theory. At the same time, the book has incisive insights into the **, symptoms and diagnosis of each disease involved, which provides important guidance for the clinical work of Tibetan medicine in later generations.