World Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Jan 2023)

The psychosomatic thought of tibetan medicine and its treatment methods

  • Zi-Juan Zhang,
  • Xin Li,
  • Ya-Xing Cheng,
  • Amatti Jorigori,
  • Dongzhu Renqing,
  • Li-Ping Pan,
  • Meng Mao,
  • Xiao-Qiao Ren,
  • Hui-Hui Zhao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/2311-8571.373598
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 3
pp. 330 – 337

Abstract

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Objectives: Call on people to treat the causes of physical diseases is to take into account the causes of psychological factors as well as external causes. Materials and Methods: The analysis was conducted by combining the classical medical books of Tibetan medicine, as well as the traditional culture and living habits of Tibetan people, with modern research results. Results: Many of the theories mentioned in Tibetan medicine related to mind-body medicine have been confirmed by modern research. Mental and physical treatment related to psychosomatic diseases should be administered simultaneously. First, when a person is healthy, he should cultivate his mind to build a solid psychological defense against diseases. Developing both the mind and body contributes to creating a stable physical protection barrier against diseases. When a person is ill, he should realign his mind and help his body adjust and promote its early recovery with the help of medications. Conclusions: Treating related psychosomatic diseases should treat the mind and body simultaneously. And the mind and body should be cultivated before diseases to reinforce the psychological and physical defense against diseases.

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