The Paradigm Shift In Traditional Mongolian Medicine (Xviii Century)
- Author:
Bold Sh
1
;
Nymadawa P
1
Author Information
1. Mongolian Academy of Medical Science
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Traditional mongolian medicine
- From:
Journal of Oriental Medicine
2012;3(2):63-66
- CountryMongolia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A new paradigm containing progresses, unique opinions can be
seen on pages of “The Mongolian Four Medical Tantras” written
by Sumbe khanba Ishbaljor, and "Satisfaction for the Readers"
or Uzegsdiin Bayasgalan by Jigmeddanzanjamts and "Secrets
of Prescription Recipes" or Uvidasyn Dalai by Mindol Jambal.
These scholars reflected new concepts that were not specifically
clear in the Four Fundamentals such as warm and cold
diseases which were the basis to categorize cold and common
diseases and treat them differently, and the theoretical and
practical understanding of the categorization of infectious
diseases, in their book. In order to clarify their paradigm, let’s
refer to some historical pages.
According to resources we found, Sumbe khamba Ishbaljor
detailed a number of new theoretical and practical concepts
which were never or seldom mentioned in The Four Medical
Tantras, in his book Rashaany Dusal (Essence of the Medical
Tantra). He expanded the list of common diseases from 3 wind
(khii), bile (shar), phlegm (badgan) to 6 (wind, bile, phlegm,
blood, yellow fluid (shar us), nyan or khorkhoi (virus and
bacteria) and prescribed treatments for each of them. Also he
established a concept of 10 important diseases and gave them
satiric names making them easy to read and understand as well
as taught the ways to treat them.
