Christa Kletter and Monica Krichbaum, Tibetan Medicinal Plants,
Christa Kletter and Monica Krichbaum, Tibetan Medicinal Plants,
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<strong>Christa</strong> <strong>Kletter</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Monica</strong><br />
<strong>Krichbaum</strong>, <strong>Tibetan</strong> <strong>Medicinal</strong><br />
<strong>Plants</strong>,<br />
Medpharm Scientific Publishers, Postfach 101061, D-<br />
7009 Stuttgart, 400 pages,<br />
ISBN: 3-88763-067-X, 2001<br />
Received 15 September 2006; Accepted 25 December<br />
2006<br />
This latest book about <strong>Tibetan</strong> medicinal plants is a<br />
significant contribution to the study of traditional<br />
Oriental medicine <strong>and</strong> especially to the study of<br />
Central Asian medicinal plants. The book includes four<br />
chapters <strong>and</strong> might be called as Encyclopedia of<br />
<strong>Tibetan</strong> <strong>Medicinal</strong> <strong>Plants</strong>. About 100 commonly <strong>and</strong><br />
rarely used <strong>Tibetan</strong> medicinal plants are presented in<br />
80 monographs. The volume includes three glossaries<br />
of botanical terms, <strong>Tibetan</strong> nutrition guide <strong>and</strong> <strong>Tibetan</strong><br />
medical terms. More than 400 full-color photographs,<br />
depict macroscopic <strong>and</strong> microscopic details of all<br />
medically used plant parts are presented in the book as<br />
well. The book by <strong>Kletter</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Krichbaum</strong> covers not<br />
only botany, ecology, pharmacology, <strong>and</strong><br />
phytochemistry of <strong>Tibetan</strong> medicinal plants, but also<br />
gave readers necessary information about rich cultural<br />
heritage of Tibet.<br />
<strong>Tibetan</strong> art of traditional healing has more than<br />
2500 years of history. <strong>Medicinal</strong> preparations in<br />
<strong>Tibetan</strong> traditional medicine are based on three groups<br />
of ingredients: plants, minerals <strong>and</strong> animals. In this<br />
book the authors are focused on <strong>Tibetan</strong> medicinal<br />
flora. <strong>Tibetan</strong> medicine, as other Oriental medicines,<br />
largely follows the principle of harmlessness. There<br />
are very few poisonous plants used <strong>and</strong> toxins are<br />
always removed by processing. Traditional <strong>Tibetan</strong><br />
practitioners are familiar with nutraceuticals; food <strong>and</strong><br />
spices are often used as a medicine. Diet has been an<br />
important element of <strong>Tibetan</strong> medicine for maintaining<br />
the good health for many centuries.<br />
The methods of processing herbal medicines in<br />
Tibet are similar to those still used in western practice.<br />
Pills, mixtures, powders, infusions, syrups, ointments<br />
<strong>and</strong> extracts are all in use, though powders <strong>and</strong> pills<br />
rank first. Generally, all remedies are multicomponent<br />
<strong>and</strong> never a single-plant preparation. Tr a d i t i o n a l<br />
65<br />
<strong>Tibetan</strong> practitioners used the same numerous<br />
prescriptions for many years from generation to<br />
generation. Unfortunately, some common Ti b e t a n<br />
medicinal plants, such as Crocus sativus, Glyccyrrhiza<br />
glabra, Hippophae rhamnoides, Myristica fragrans,<br />
Punica granatum, Zingiber officinalie, were not<br />
included in this book.<br />
However, I strongly believe that this book will<br />
inspire western scholars for more detailed studies on<br />
<strong>Tibetan</strong> medicinal plants.<br />
Nazim Mamedov<br />
Laboratory for Natural Products, <strong>Medicinal</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
Aromatic <strong>Plants</strong><br />
University of Massachusetts at Amherst<br />
USA
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<strong>Christa</strong> <strong>Kletter</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Monica</strong><br />
<strong>Krichbaum</strong>, Tibet T›bbi Bitkileri,<br />
Medpharm Scientific Publishers, Postfach 101061, D-<br />
7009 Stuttgart, 400 sayfa,<br />
ISBN: 3-88763-067-X, 2001.<br />
Tibet t›bbi bitkileri hakk›nda en son ç›kan bu kitap<br />
geleneksel Do¤u t›bb› ve özellikle Orta Asya t›bbi<br />
bitkileri ile ilgili çal›flmalara önemli bir katk›<br />
sa¤lamaktad›r. Kitap dört bölümden oluflmaktad›r ve<br />
Tibet t›bbi bitkiler ansiklopedisi olarak da<br />
adl<strong>and</strong>›r›labilir. Yaklafl›k olarak 100 yayg›n ve daha<br />
seyrek kullan›lan Tibet t›bb› bitkileri, 80 adet<br />
monograf ile tan›t›lmaktad›r. Kitap botanik terimleri,<br />
Tibet beslenme rehberi ve Tibet t›bbi terimlerini<br />
kapsayan üç sözlük içermektedir. Kitapta ayn›<br />
zam<strong>and</strong>a 400’den fazla renkli foto¤raf ile t›bbi<br />
amaçlarla kullan›lan bitki k›s›mlar›n›n makroskopik ve<br />
mikroskopik detaylar›n›n gösterildi¤i çizimler yer<br />
almaktad›r.<br />
<strong>Kletter</strong> ve <strong>Krichbaum</strong>’un bu kitab› okuyucuya<br />
Tibet t›bbi bitkilerinin sadece botanik, ekolojik,<br />
farmakolojik ve fitokimyasal özelliklerini de¤il, ayn›<br />
zam<strong>and</strong>a Tibet’in kültürel miras zenginli¤i hakk›nda<br />
da gerekli bilgileri vermektedir. Tibet’in geleneksel<br />
iyilefltirme sanat› 2500 y›ldan daha uzun bir tarihe<br />
sahiptir. Geleneksel Tibet t›bb›nda kullan›lan t›bbi<br />
kar›fl›mlar›n içerikleri üç grupta toplanmaktad›r:<br />
Bitkiler, mineraller ve hayvanlar. Bu kitapta yazarlar<br />
Tibet t›bbi floras›na odaklanm›fllard›r. Tibet t›bb›,<br />
di¤er Do¤u t›plar› gibi, zarars›zl›k prensibini<br />
izlemektedir. Çok az say›da zehirli bitki bulunmaktad›r<br />
ve toksinleri her zaman ifllenme s›ras›nda<br />
ç›kart›lmaktad›r. Geleneksel Tibet t›bb› uygulay›c›lar›<br />
nutrasötiklere al›flk›nd›rlar; yiyecekler ve baharatlar<br />
s›kl›kla ilaç olarak kullan›l›rlar. Diyet, yüzy›llar boyu<br />
sa¤l›¤› korumak için Tibet t›bb›n›n önemli bir kolu<br />
olmufltur.<br />
Tibet’te bitkisel ilaçlar›n ifllenme metotlar› Bat›<br />
prati¤inde hala kullan›lmakta olan metotlara benzerdir.<br />
Ta b l e t l e r, kar›fl›mlar, tozlar, infüzyonlar, fluruplar,<br />
merhemler ve ekstrelerin hepsi kullan›lmaktad›r;<br />
bunlar›n aras›nda tozlar ve tabletler ilk s›ray›<br />
almaktad›r. Genellikle tüm devalar çok<br />
bileflenlidir ve hiçbir zaman tek bitki<br />
preparasyonundan oluflmaz. Geleneksel Ti b e t<br />
uygulay›c›lar› da nesiller boyu ayn› reçeteleri<br />
k u l l a n m › fl l a r d › r. Maalesef ki, C rocus sativus,<br />
G l y c c y r rhiza glabra, Hippophae r h a m n o i d e s ,<br />
Myristica fragrans, Punica granatum, Zingiber<br />
officinalie gibi baz› yayg›n Tibet t›bbi bitkilerine bu<br />
kitapta yer verilmemifltir.<br />
Bununla birlikte, bu kitab›n Tibet t›bbi bitkileri ile<br />
detayl› çal›flmalar yapmak isteyen araflt›rmac›lara esin<br />
kayna¤› olaca¤›na kuvvetle inanmaktay›m.<br />
Nazim Mamedov<br />
Do¤al Ürünler, T›bbi ve Aromatik<br />
Bitkiler Laboratuar›<br />
Massachusetts Üniversitesi - Amherst<br />
ABD
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