Special issue on
Traditional Mongolian Medicine

This issue of AyurVijnana is dedicated to the history and revival of traditional Mongolian medicine.

Foreword
O. Nyamdavaa, Ambassador of Mongolia to India, New Delhi, India.
Editorial  (click here to read the Editorial)
B. Gerke, Principal Trustee, ITTM, Kalimpong, India.

PART I: On Mongolian Medical Literature
An Introduction
W. A. Unkrig, in Die Tibetische Medizinphilosophie (Philosophy of Tibetan Medicine)
by P. Cyrill von Korvin-Krasinski, Zürich 1953.

Some Sources of Ancient Mongolian Medicine
Prof. D. Tserensodnom (Ph.D., Dr. of Science in Philology), Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Language and Literature, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Tibetan and Mongolian Medicine Holdings at Western Washington University
H. G. Schwarz (Prof. Emeritus), President of the Mongolia Society, Inc.,
Western Washington University, WA, USA.

PART II: Short Biographies of Mongolian Physicians

Some Notes on the Famous Mongolian Pharmacologist Jambal Dorje
P. Banzragch (MD) Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and B. Gerke, ITTM, Kalimpong, India.

Academician Ts. Haidav - Innovator of Traditional Mongolian Medicine
Yu. Mungh-Amgalan, (Ph.D., Dr. of Science in Linguistics), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA and G. Tsend-Ayush (MD), Chicago, IL, USA.

The Tale of a Private Physician Practising Tibetan Medicine in Mongolia
as told by P. Banzragch (MD), Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, to B. Gerke, ITTM, Kalimpong, India.

Part III: Research Papers

Research on Treatment of Liver Diseases with Traditional Mongolian Medicine
Summary of a Doctoral Thesis by J. Khatanbaatar (MD, Ph.D.), Director of the
Traditional Mongolian Centre for Liver Diseases,  Honoured Physician of
Mongolia, Social Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar

Reconstruction of Traditional Theory and Methodology in Indo-Tibetan-Mongolian Medicine
Summary of a Doctoral Thesis by B. Boldsaikhan (MD, Ph.D.), Head of the Clinic of Traditional Medicine and Professor of the System Science Research Institute of the Mongolian University of Science and Technology, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

PART IV: Exploring Mongolian Medical Practice

Tradition and Innovation: The Traditional Mongolian Centre for Liver Diseases in Ulaanbaatar
B. Gerke, ITTM, Kalimpong, India.

Discussing Pharmacology in Traditional Mongolian Medicine
D. Adyakhuu, Director of Pharmacy, Traditional Mongolian Centre for Liver Diseases.
Interviewed by B. Gerke, ITTM, Kalimpong, India.

Case Study Report: Treatment of Juvenile Chronic Aggressive Hepatitis C with Traditional Mongolian Medicine
B. Tegshdelger (MD), Deputy Director, Traditional Mongolian Centre for Liver Diseases.

On Andai Therapy in Eastern Inner Mongolia
B. Saijirahu, Tokyo, Japan.

Ayurvedic Principles of Preventive Health Care Applied to Traditional Mongolian Medicine
S. Harnuud, former Director, Inner Mongolian International Cultural Exchange Centre,
Hohhot, Inner Mongolia.

Searching for Mongolian Medicine in the Gobi Desert
S. Carey, (BSN, RN, M.Ed.), Middlebury, VT, USA.

PART V: Education in Mongolian Medicine

Museum Project: ãLight of Dharmaä Centre of Traditional  Mongolian Medical Studies in Ulaanbaatar
Prof. D. Tserensodnom (Ph.D., Dr. of Science in Philology), Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Language and Literature, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

The Manba Datsan - Clinic and Training Centre for Traditional Mongolian Medicine
D. Natsagdorj, the Khamba Lama, Director of Manba Datsan, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

On Traditional Medical Education at the Manba Datsan
G. Odontsetseg, Physician of Traditional Medicine, Manba Dastan, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Interviewed by B. Gerke, ITTM, Kalimpong, India.

Full-credit, 2-week University Course Exploring Traditional Mongolian Medicine & Yoga
at the University of Vermont, VT, USA.
Summarised by S. Carey (BSN, RN, M.Ed.), Middlebury, VT, USA.

International Conference on Mongolian Medicine
in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, P. R. China, August 18-20, 2001.
Summarised by the Editors.

Addresses of the Contributors 

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