1. The Central Council of Tibetan Medicine (CCTM) The Central ...

1. Preliminary compliances
2. Time of urine analysis
3. Container to be used
4. Compositional changes in the urine
5. Healthy urine
6. Unhealthy urine
7. Prognosis
8. Evil spirit urine
Treatment modalities
Treatment modalities fall under four categories of diet, behavior regimen,
medicine and external therapy application.
1. Diet is also explained through three chapters namely dietary principles, dietary
restriction and proper intake of diet.
2. Behavior regimen is explained under three chapters namely daily behavioral
guideline, seasonal behavior and incidental behavior.
3. Medicines are prepared in the form of decoctions, powder, pill, paste,
medicinal butter, ash, concentrated decoction, and medicinal beverage and gem
medicine.
4. External therapies are divided into two categories of mild therapy and strong
therapy. The first category includes compression, medicinal bath/hot spring bath
therapy and therapeutic massage. Latter includes venesection,
moxibustion/cauterization, piercing therapy (Spoon therapy).
One of the unique features of the Tibetan Medicine is its close relationship with
the Tibetan astronomy and astrological aspect. The changing season and its
effect on our body can be best explained through the astrological calculations.
Tibetan doctors also consider wide range of astrological calculations during the
collection and preparation of the medicines. Astrological calculations are also
made before giving some major external therapies to ascertain the exact location
of life force energy so that the vital life force energy is not disturbed. Nad-rTis or
diseased astro-calculations are made incase of intricately confusing state of the
disease and its prognostication.
Relationship between seasons, elements, vital organs & pulse.
Season Element Organ Pulse characteristics
Spring wood liver slender, wiry
Summer fire heart thick, long
Autumn metal lung short, rough
Winter water kidney smooth, slow
Seven extra-ordinary pulses are also established through Mother-Son & Friend-
Foe relationship between the six elemental energies with metal as the sixth
element. Each season comprises of 3 months or 90 days only. Each season
influences the functional activity of major specific organ for about 72 days only.
And, last 18 days from each season is dominated by earth element, spleen organ