A Study on infectious diseases was classified in Mongolian Traditional Medicine
- VernacularTitle:Монголын уламжлалт анагаах ухаан дахь Халдварт өвчний ангиллыг тодруулах нь
- Author:
Dagvadorj Tserendorj
1
;
Darmaa Munkhdorj
1
;
Bold Sharav
2
Author Information
1. Ach Medical University
2. Ach Medical University; Mongolian University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mongolia
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
ancient doctors;
infectious disease;
infectious classification;
scriptures;
Mongolian doctors
- From:Mongolian Medical Sciences
2026;216(2):60-66
- CountryMongolia
- Language:Mongolian
-
Abstract:
Background:In Mongolia, scholarly lamas and doctors have reclassified infectious diseases that are not
found in India or Tibetan medicine but are common among Mongolians, in accordance with
the theories of wind, bile, and phlegm. One clear example is the scriptures that systematically
classify, terminology, diagnose, and treat infectious diseases. We have conducted this
research to examine some sources, documents, and medical texts related to the history
of infectious disease classification and to disseminate it for research and training, and to
ensure public accessibility.
Objective:The research objective is to study how infectious diseases were classified in ancient medical
texts.
Methods:This study utilized source analysis of ancient texts and the checklist method as research
methods.
Conclusion:The prominent Mongolian Buddhist and medical figures, Lamyn Gegeen
Luvsandanzanjantsan, in his sutra “Man ngag bdud rtsi zegs ma,” “Man ngag rin chen
'byung gnas” by Jambalchoijidanzanperenlei, and “Bdud rtsi zil dkar” by Sumbe Khamba
Ishbaljir, consider that infectious diseases are caused by certain bacteria. According to
the sources preserved in Mongolia related to infectious diseases, Mongolian ancient
doctors and scholar-lamas have greatly enriched the information and facts about infectious
diseases. At the same time, they have discovered new infectious diseases that are not
found in Indian and Tibetan medical books but are common in Mongolia, and have enriched
the classification of infectious diseases.
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