Jambaldorj, One Of The Mongolian Greatest Scholar’s Contribution To Inedtify Pharmaceutical Raw Material
- VernacularTitle:Эмийн Түүхий Эдүүдийг Ялгаж Танихад Монгол Мэргэдийн Нэг Жамбалдоржийн Оруулсан Хувь Нэмэр
- Author:
Altanchuluu D
1
;
Amarshaikhan D
1
;
Seesegdorj S
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From: Journal of Oriental Medicine 2016;10(1):41-44
- CountryMongolia
- Language:Mongolian
- Abstract: Introduction: Nowadays, to correctly identify and use pharmaceutical raw materials, furthermore, to understand whether certain medicinal substances difference and to know possibility of replacement of foreign pharmaceutical materials with local pharmaceutical materials is becoming a facing problem. For those reasons, we took a textbook named “Beautiful eyes- Uzesgelent nuden chimeg” as a research material, knows as a masterpiece, composed by Jambaldorj, Mongolian famous scholar, originally held in Tibetan language. This textbook has names of pharmaceutical raw materials in Tibetan, Chinese, Mongolian and Sanskrit languages, contained methods to identify overall 879 raw materials and its growing locations, provided by 576 illustration figures. In our research, we used historical anthropology, historical comparative and hermeneutic methods. Result:In the “Beautiful eyes –Uzesgelent nuden chimeg”, wooden pharmaceutical raw materials were classified into 1.Root 2.Scion 3.Wood 4.Branch 5. Shoot 6. Bark 7. Pitch 8. Leaf9. Flower10.Seed and 98 species of raw materials used in medicine were explained in it. In order to make it effective, appearance of each raw material is illustrated by 2-5 figures, showing which parts are used for medicine. From 98 species of wooden raw materials, Jambaldorj had written 98 in Tibetan, 41 in Mongolian, 46 in Chinese, 42 in Manchu and only 14 in Sanskrit language. On the other hand, strength, growing locations and parts that used in medicine of 40 species of pharmaceutical raw materials were all described. By analyzing 27 objects that Jambaldorj had criticized as a mistake, we determined 20 of them were his right, 2 of them were inaccurate and 5 of them were required further investigations. Conclusion: Naiman toinJambaldorj’s work was valuable for identifying and using raw materials in past, but still valuable resource for research and correction. Thus, it is a clear evidence to identify Mongolian scholar’s contribution to traditional medicine.
