Tibetan Medicine: The Gentle Art of Treatment.
Publisher: Cathie Limited
Place of publication: S.l
Language: eng
Description: Physician Sarah Sallon offers a clear, accessible guide to Tibetan medicine. From its inception 2,500 years ago, Tibetan medicine has accepted the relationship between mind, body and spirit, recognizing that emotions, diet, and other factors directly affect the physical workings of the body. Today, traditional Tibetan practices-including the use of herbal formulas, meditation, and dietary changes-have been shown to be highly effective in the treatment and prevention of modern diseases. Here, Dr. Sarah Sallon explains how the Tibetans\' holistic approach to disease views and treats a variety of illnesses. It shows how Western medical research has substantiated many of the claims of Tibetan medicine, and it provides some safe and effective alternatives to conventional drug therapy. Dr. Sarah Sallon is a Western-trained physician; in 1994, she founded the National Medical Research Unit at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, now one of the largest research centers in the world for the study of Tibetan medicine.