| Reference Works on Tibetan Medicinal Substances
Frances Garrett
January 2003
English-language sources
Title: Handbook of Traditional Tibetan Drugs: Their Nomenclature, Composition, Use, and Dosage.
Author: T.J. Tsarong.
Publisher: Kalimpong: Tibetan Medical Publications, 1986.
TMLR abbreviation: Tsarong, Handbook
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Title: Tibetan Medicinal Plants
Author: Tsewang J Tsarong.
Publisher: Kalimpong: Tibetan Medical Publications, 1994.
TMLR abbreviation: Tsarong, Plants
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Title: Tibetan Medicinal Plants
Author: Ed. Christa Kletter and Monika Kriechbaum.
Publisher: Stuttgart: Medpharm Scientific Publishers, 2001
TMLR abbreviation: Kletter, Plants
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Title: HerbMed
Publisher: http://www.herbmed.org/
TMLR abbreviation: HerbMed
Notes: HerbMed is an interactive, electronic herbal database provides hyperlinked access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health. It is an evidence-based information resource for professionals, researchers, and general public.
Title: The Quintessence Tantras of Tibetan Medicine
Author: translated by Barry Clark
Publisher: Snow Lion
TMLR abbreviation: rgyud bzhi (BC)
Notes: A translation of the second book of the Four Tantras.
Title: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China (English Edition 1997) Vol. 1
Author: Compiled by The Pharmacopoeia Commission of PRC
Publisher: Beijing: Chemical Industry Press, 1997. ISBN 7-5025-2062-7
TMLR abbreviation: PPRC97
Notes: This volume has information about the description, identification, processing, action, indications, use and dosage, and storage of each medicinal material,so it would be a useful place to gather information on, say, the use of certain herbs in Chinese medicine as compared to Tibetan medicine. The first part of the book has herbs and other materials. The second part of the book has traditional Chinese medicinal preparations, with ingredients, indications, etc, listed. Very useful for comparison with Tibetan preparations.
Title: Dictionary of Tibetan Materia Medica
Author: compiled by Pasang Yonten Arya; translated from the Tibetan and edited by Dr Yonten Gyatso
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Title: Tibetan Medical Paintings
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Publisher:
TMLR abbreviation: Thangka
Notes: Plates of the famous series of Tibetan medical paintings with explanations of the paintings and general expository essays on Tibetan medicine.
Title: Guide to the Exhibition on Tibetan Medicine & Astrology
Author: Men-Tsee-Khang
Publisher: [find year and other information]
TMLR abbreviation: Exhibition
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Title: Chinese materia medica website
Author:
Publisher: http://www.newcenturynutrition.com/public_html/herb_library/materia_medica.shtml
Notes: An herb database of Chinese materia medica. One can search for information on herbs by Chinese Pinyin, by common name, by Latin name or by health condition.
Title: Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
Author: U.S. Agricultural Research Service
Publisher: http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/
Notes: The U.S. Agricultural Research Service has several phytochemical and ethnobotanical databases allowing searches for plants. Plants searches can be limited by chemical activities of a plant, high concentration chemicals, chemicals with one activity, ethnobotanical uses, and other categories. The site's "documents" area offers access to an ethnobotanical dictionary and mini-courses in the field.
Tibetan-language sources
Title: Tibetan-Chinese-Latin Dictionary of Traditional Tibetan Drugs
Author:
Publisher: mtsho sngon mi rigs dpe skrun khang
TMLR abbreviation: Tib Chin Dictionary
Notes: has a lot of synonyms for many of the plants
Title: rgyun spyod bod sman lag deb ("Everyday Tibetan Medicine Handbook")
Author: blo bzang nor bu
Publisher: bod ljong mi dmangs dpe skrun khang, 1990. ISBN 223-003550-3
TMLR abbreviation: Everyday Handbook
Notes: Small paperback, 75 pages. Lists names of pills with a paragraph about how they are used/how they are beneficial, and how and how often they are to be taken.
Title: 'khrungs dpe dri med shel gyi me long
Author: dga' ba'i rdo rje
Publisher: mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 1995, 2002. ISBN 7-105-02414-3
TMLR abbreviation: KPDM
Notes: big book with 430 pages of Tibetan language info about medicinal substances, with Chinese and Latin indexes, and with 861 good color photos of substances.
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