Western Science Meets Traditional Tibetan Medicine
For the first time, Western scientists and Tibetan doctors jointly document Tibetan medicinal plants in accordance with Western scientific standards and Tibetan traditional methods.
The data on botany, chemistry and pharmacology represent the Western system. The Tibetan plant identification and classification as well as the medical uses of the plants reveal the traditional point of view.
Some 100 plant species representing commonly and rarely used Tibetan medicinal plants are treated in 60 monographs. 415 excellent, full-colour photographs depict each plant as well as numerous macroscopic and microscopic details of all medicinally used plant parts. Three glossaries explaining botanical terms, Tibetan nutrition and Tibetan medical terms make this book an excellent source for experts and non-experts alike. References on Tibetan medical treatises provide useful information for scientists. All Tibetan terms are written in Tibetan letters and in their transliterated form (Wylie system).
This volume covers fields of knowledge such as botany, ecology, pharmacognosy, phytochemistry, ethno-pharmacology, complementary medicine and Tibetan culture. It is an indispensable reference work on Tibetan plants and their uses in traditional Tibetan medicine.
