Chına Feature Package Tıbetan Medıcıne

epa02182367 Tibetan doctor Luozang Cicheng performs a Tibetan moxibustion procedure on a patient at the Zongka Tibetan medical clinic in Beijing, China on 29 May 2010. Moxibustion is a technique that involves the burning of mugwort or moxa, a small, spongy herb, on certain acupuncture points of the body to facilitate healing. Tibetan medicine is a centuries-old traditional medical system that is a synthesis of the Indian (Ayurveda), Persian (Unani), Greek, indigenous Tibetan,Chinese medical systems combined with a Buddhistic philosophy of compassionlove. It employs a complex approach to diagnosis, incorporating techniques such as pulse analysisurinalysis,utilizes behaviordietary modification, medicines composed of natural materialsphysical therapies which include Tibetan acupuncturemoxabustion, to treat illnesses. Tibetan medicine, as part of the Tibetan culture, was traditionally practiced by lamas in Buddhist monasteries in Tibet, but is now widely available in many parts of China.  EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG