Birthplace of Tibetan medicine

July,28 2016 BY Master Catherine Jigme 0 COMMENTS

Tibetan traditional medicine is renowned throughout the world. Tibetan medicine has a history of thousands of years. The birthplace of Tibetan medicine is Dege County in Sichuan Province, neighboring Tibet.

The first medical clinic in Dege County was born in a temple in 1450. In 1959, this medical clinic was moved to Dege Parkhang. These well educated doctors of this clinic worked here for nearly 20 years and just because of their presence, this famous Dege Parkhang of 300 years of history, was well preserved and protected from the erosion of time.

On the street in front of the Dege Parkhang, there is a small clinic. This inconspicuous place is the second clinic of Dege Tibetan Hospital. A lot of people come to this clinic everyday. This small clinic is filled with all kinds of Tibetan medicine.

Tibetan medicine dates back more than 1200 years. Tibetan medical encyclopedias record that the medicines are made up of animal and mineral extracts. For common complaints, there are more than 360 remedies.

In addition to local residents, many visitors come to Dege for its famous Tibetan medicine. As well as treating local people, many visitors travel from far afield to Dege in search of special Tibetan remedies. If you travel to Tibet by Sichuan-Tibet Highway, you can drop a visit to Dege that is just located on the road.

About the Author - Master Catherine Jigme

With exceptional passion and outstanding leadership, Mrs. Catherine has dedicated herself to Tibet inbound tourism and China tour for 15 years. As one of the handful females who see great potential of Chinese inbound tourism, Catherine has made great contribution to promoting Tibet tourism and enhancing the employment of Tibetans and prosperity of local Tibetan community.

Over the years, she travelled overseas with Tibet Tourism Bureau many times to promote Tibet tourism. Currently, Catherine works as the marketing director of Tibet Vista, an opinion leader behind the whole team of Tibet Vista.

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