Clarifying for use of the arsenic from the scriptures and books of traditional medicine
- VernacularTitle:Хүнцлийн хэрэглээг уламжлалт анагаах ухааны судар, номноос тодруулах нь
- Author:
Sainjargal Ayush
1
;
Selenge Erdenechimeg
1
;
Javkhlan Bold
2
;
Hua Naranmandura
3
;
Bold Sharav
1
Author Information
1. Graduate School, Mongolian University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2. Graduate School of Gunma University, Gunma, Japan
3. Institute of Pharmacology & Toxicology and Biochemical Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
rdo dug;
khuntsel;
arsenic;
traditional medicine;
medical scriptures
- From:
Mongolian Pharmacy and Pharmacology
2026;28(1):12-18
- CountryMongolia
- Language:Mongolian
-
Abstract:
Introduction:In Mongolia, ancient lama doctors and maarambas called it rdo dug in Tibetan. The direct translation
of arsenic in Mongolian is stone poison, and the common word is arsenic. Natural arsenic is extracted from stone poison and gold sulphur. It was used as a distinction between red poison and white stone poison. However, there is no specific study of stone arsenic based on ancient medical scriptures and books. Therefore, we have chosen this topic to collect, analyse, and summarise information about arsenic from ancient medical texts written in Tibetan and Mongolian. The purpose of the research work is to collect information and facts from ancient traditional medical scriptures and books written in Tibetan and Mongolian, and to clarify their uses and some terms.
Methods:Source study method: The source-study method includes research activities of books, literary works,
sources, and papers. We made a historical study on the date and the authors and their literary works in order of the written period, starting from the earliest, thus comparing special, innovative, and creative ideas in terms of content and mentality with other original literary works by using research materials per the research goal and objectives.
Comparative method:Comparison is a fundamental tool of analysis. It sharpens our powers of description and plays a central role in concept formation by bringing suggestive similarities and contrasts among sources into focus.
Conclusion:The study found that there are many references to arsenic in ancient traditional medical scriptures and
books written in Tibetan and Mongolian. The Tibetan name for arsenic is rdo dug, the Mongolian name is khuntsel, and the Latin name is arsenic. It was revealed that it is included in several formulas and is also the main ingredient in some traditional formulas.
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