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(3) Basis of health and disease - describes the state of health and disease
based on the balanced and imbalanced state of three principle
energies of Lhung, Tripa and Badkan. The knowledge on the
characteristic, location and functions of these energies determines the
healthy and unhealthy state of the body.
(4) Diagnosis - addresses the three main methods of diagnosis. They are the
visual examination, examination by touch and interrogation. The unique
diagnostic feature of urine and pulse examination of Tibetan Medicine
is covered in this chapter.
(5) Treatment - reveals the dietary advises, lifestyle modifications,
prescription of various forms of medicines and application of mild
and drastic external therapeutic approaches for treating various forms of
disorders.
(6) Enumeration - the numeral interpretation of the core meaning of the Basic
Tantra in the form of a metaphor.
The Explanatory Tantra (Shad Gyud) addresses the theoretical foundation of
Tibetan medicine in an comprehensive, detailed and systematic manner. It
begins with the theory of Byungwa Lnga (the Five Elements) that embraces the
foundation of the formation of the human body, followed by a description of the
anatomical structure, physiological characteristics, and the final destruction of the
human body. The knowledge on the imbalanced state of the body is described in
detail thereafter covering the whole aspects of the causes, locations,
characteristic signs and symptoms and the classification of disorders. The dietary
and behavioral principles that can be employed in both the healthy and unhealthy
state of body have thoroughly explained. The chapters that follow concern the
fundamental principle of the medicinal substances with regard to their taste, postdigestive
tastes, the individual therapeutic property, the compounding of
medicine, and medical instruments. Distinctive means of diagnosis, a range of
therapeutic approaches, and the qualities and ethical principles of a physician
are also thoroughly and precisely explained. The Explanatory Tantra involves the
whole of Tibetan medical philosophy and practice and is therefore considered the
most valuable of the Four Tantras.
The Explanatory Tantra consists of thirty-one chapters and is covered in eleven
sections and the contents are as follows:
1. (1) Summary of the Explanatory Tantra
2. Formation of the human body
(2) embryology
. (3) metaphorical description of the human body