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Tibetan doctor to visit Durban
Renato Palmi Tibetan Medical & Astrological Institute, Dharamsala, India
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Dr Tenzin Namdul, a senior member of the Medical & Astrological Institute in Dharamsala, India and a qualified doctor in the Tibetan healing tradition is visiting South Africa during February. He will be giving talks on "The Power of Tibetan Medicine" at various venues in KwaZulu-Natal.
For more information about the schedule of talks, please visit the HIVAN Events and Conferences page. For direct access, click on the link on the righthand side of this page.
Tibetan Medicine and HIV/AIDS
Dr Tsewang Damdin, one of the personal physicians of His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet, told journalists in Delhi late in January 2003: "Preliminary tests carried out on HIV-positive patients had shown encouraging results (in relieving symptoms.)" Dr Tamdin also said that Tibetan medicine offers a high rate of curability in liver failure, skin diseases, kidney ailments, bronchitis and some effect in prolonging the lives of cancer patients.
Tibetan medicine is a science, an art and a philosophy that provides a holistic approach to health care. It is a science because its principles are enumerated in a systematic and logical framework based on an understanding of the body and its relationship to the environment. It is an art because it uses diagnostic techniques based on the creativity, insight, subtlety and compassion of the medical practitioner. It is a philosophy because it embraces the key Buddhist principles of altruism, karma and ethics.
Tibetan medical theory states that everything in the universe is made up of the five proto-elements. Although all five proto-elements are responsible for the formation of each tissue cell, each element has a specific influence:
- sa (earth) exerts a great influence over the formation of muscle cells, bones, the nose and the sense of smell
- chu (water) is responsible for the formation of blood and body fluids, and affects the tongue and the sense of taste
- me (fire) is responsible for body temperature, complexion, the eyes and the sense of sight
- rLung (wind) is responsible for breathing, the skin and the sense of touch
- nam-mkha (space) is responsible for body cavities, the ears and the sense of hearing
rLung (wind) is one of the three principle energies of the body which manifests as the nature of Air element, which is characterised by all things rough, light, cold, subtle, hard and mobile. It is responsible for physical and mental activities, respiration, urination, faeces, the fetus, menstruation, saliva, gaseous expulsions, speech, giving clarity to sense organs and sustaining life by means of acting as a medium between mind and body.
mKhris-pa (Bile) has the nature of Fire. It is characterised by all things oily, sharp, hot, light, fetid, purgative and fluid. mKhris-pa is responsible for hunger, thirst, digestion and assimilation, promoting bodily heat, giving lustre to body complexion and providing courage and determination.
Bad-kan (Phlegm) is cold in nature and is characterised by oily, cool, heavy, blunt, smooth, firm and sticky things. Bad-kan is responsible for body firmness, stability of mind, inducing sleep, healthy joints, generating tolerance and lubricating the body.
TIbetan diagnostic techniques include visual observation, touch and interrogation. |
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From left: Dr Tenzin Namdul, Renato Palmi and Jampal Chosang
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