The origin of Tibetan medicine

Tibetan medicine has a long history. Back in ancient times, the residents living in the Tibetan plateau in the same struggle against nature, gradually recognized the performance of some plants for the treatment of the experience; in the hunting process, and gradually learned the pharmacological effects of some animals.

 According to legend, the third century BC, there is a "toxic there is medicine" argument. According to "properly Yu Chuan Yun Deng Gongbu" records, the first popular form of medicine in Tibet called the "doctor", was no systematic theory, three main therapies that bloodletting, fire treatments, therapies to friction coating treatment. 

Also with butter to stop bleeding, with barley wine and so the original simple treatment of traumaticApproach.The fourth century, the famous physician Tanah Qi Bi and Bi Lazi Tibet chess Ga, dissemination of the "Pulse", "drug by", "Zhishangling by the" other five medical books, on the "Medical" development played a positive role.Since the sixth century, came from the Mainland, medicine and astronomy and the calendar;Seventh century, Princess Wen Cheng Tibet has led to "four hundred and four kinds of sick side, five diagnostic method, the six medical devices" and four medical treatises such as "Introduction Qinmo door" (ie "medical Filmography"), etc. 

The eighth century, Tibet Shiyou Princess Jincheng brought a lot of medical personnel and medical treatises, and to some of the books translated into Tibetan language, such as "Soma Raza" (the "king of medicine on Jane") and so on.Chisongdezan period, Tibetan medicine has made significant progress, there have been nine well-known physician, that is, properly Yu Yun Deng Gongbu, Bristol tribute chess column, I Sang Pakistani Song and opt for cloth Xie, M. Niang velvet Kyrgyzstan, Chang Tijie Sang, Sang Qu Ba Nie, Winter gate Taj and Tacitus Tabou. Yun Deng Gongbu which the most famous jade properly.

 With the development of medical practice, fifth century, Tibetan, gradually formed the two major north and south camp.

Earlier in the southern North Pine faction, represented by strong Ba Nanjie Sang Cha, Southern School Zeyi Shoka Dorje as the representative of Romney, they were summed up in the northern and southern alpine region valley of the frequently-occurring disease and its treatment Experience, have their own characteristics.

After the eighteenth century, the famous physician first extensive collection of Mary Tenzin Phuntsok medication samples, compiled the "crystal beads Materia Medica ", gathers more than two thousand species of Tibetan name of the drug, the form of the drug, the taste and function Dengjun About the very detailed.

AD 1916, the Thirteenth Dalai Lama founded the "Mantsikhang" (Medical count Bureau), broad strokes of his disciples, professor of medicine theory, the development of Tibetan medicine, has played a positive role.