1.Clarifying the classification of skin diseases in basic textbooks of traditional medicine
Hugejiletu Sh ; Ulaan-Od Khailan ; Enkhtur Yadamsuren ; Bold Sharavyn
Mongolian Medical Sciences 2023;205(3):16-19
As specified in the main textbook of traditional Mongolian medicine, when diagnosing a disease, first
of all, the disease is analyzed according to the type and classification of the disease, and then the root
cause of the disease is known. Although there are numerous diseases, it is possible to distinguish
exactly which disease it is from other diseases by knowing its root. The ancestors of Mongolians have
created and developed dozens of works of materialistic and intellectual culture related to nomadic
civilization. In these works, the medical art, treatment methods, and classification of diseases created
during the historical development of fighting diseases have a special place. In particular, the very
ancient forms of cognition of diseases, their causes, conditions, diagnosis, and treatment methods
have been deeply developed from the point of view of mythology, religion, as well as philosophical
and scientific views, from the level of simple consciousness to evidence-based knowledge. Within
the framework of this knowledge, skin diseases, which have not been widely studied and are not
generally used in practice, occupy an important place. There are 18 diseases in the classification
of skin diseases, and if we divide them into 4 in detail, a total of 24 diseases are identified. This
classification should be called the general classification of skin diseases due to the fact that in addition
to the general classification of skin diseases, many others related to skin diseases are mentioned in
other categories of diseases in the “Four Medical Tantras”. The results of this study show that these
diseases should be integrated and used as a special category of skin diseases.
2.Highlighting new facts related to the manchu origin in the manuscript of “imperially commissioned complete record of the body”
Gerelmaa Battogtokh ; Shagdarsuren Dashjamts ; Ulaan-Od Khailan ; Bold Sharav
Mongolian Medical Sciences 2023;205(3):77-79
Zava Damdin Lama, a member of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, wrote in the “Golden Book-
History of the Spread of Buddhism in Great Mongolia”, the main source of Mongolian history, which
stated that, in the summer of 1693, Enkh-Amgalan Khan contracted a mysterious disease and became
ill. Undur Gegeen Zanabazar was invited to perform a series of powerful chanting and treatments to
alleviate the disease, including a treating mantra called “Dolma Yul Dog” by Tara to pacify the spirits
of the land. This Chanting, a complex meditation ritual of Buddhist secret tantra to alleviate pain and
suffering, is recited as a solution to the spread of typhoid, human and animal diseases, droughts,
dzuds, and natural disasters that is caused by a clash of the eight demon provinces of the earth,
water, and the sky. The main textbook of traditional medicine, the “Secret Quintessential Instructions
on the Eight Branches of the Ambrosia Essence Tantra”, states in the “The Subsequent Tantra- The
Entrustment of the Four Tantras”: “101 diseases out of 404 can be cured without medication. 101
diseases can be cured by medicine. 101 diseases can be cured by Chanting. 101 diseases cannot be
cured as a consequence of karma”. The treatment stated before was performed as a remedy for the
101 diseases that can be cured by Chanting.
3.Identifying the Latin terms in the “Complete record of the body by imperial order”
Gerelmaa Battogtokh ; Shagdarsuren Dashjamts ; Ulaan-Od Khailan ; Bold Sharav
Mongolian Medical Sciences 2023;205(3):80-84
Background:
“Dergici toktobuha ge ti ciowan lu bithe” in Manchu language and “Дээрээс тогтоосон дүрс тус бүрийг
бүртгэсэн бичиг” in Mongolian, the “Manchu Anatomy” which has an influence on the development
of body structure of Mongolian medicine is a unique and rare medical work. The Mongolian version is
one of the 108 documentary heritages of the country. Academician Rinchen. B wrote a foreword to the
book and published 500 copies through taking photographs in the XVII volume of the series “Corpus
scriptorum Mongolorum” or “Corpus of Mongolian script” in 1971, which is now unavailable. The
research work was selected to clarify the terms derived from the Latin language, as it is challenging to
recognize that the terms are directly transliterated from languages such as Manchu, Tibetan, Chinese,
Latin, and Sanskrit into Uygurjin Mongolian script.
Research goal:
Clarifying the term derived from the Latin language in “Complete Record of the Body by Imperial
Order”.
Research methods :
The hermeneutic method is used to study the origin of the term, hidden meaning, double meaning,
and context. A list of Latin-derived terms in the text was sorted and used to form defined sections
using a checklist method.
Conclusion
“Complete Record of the Body by Imperial Order” is a documentary source that exhibits Mongolian
physicians and maarambas used European medical discoveries expeditiously. Furthermore, it was
found that there are places, plants, medicinal raw materials, and names of scientists from the Latin
language.
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