HEALING FROM THE SOURCE: The Science and Lore of Tibetan Medicine, by Dr. Yeshi Dhonden, trans. & ed. by B. Alan Wallace

HEALING FROM THE SOURCE: The Science and Lore of Tibetan Medicine

by Dr. Yeshi Dhonden, trans. & ed. by B. Alan Wallace.

In this remarkable, contemporary presentation of the theory and practice of Tibetan medicine, Dr. Yeshi Dhonden, twenty years the personal physician of H.H. the Dalai Lama, draws from over fifty years of practicing and teaching this ancient tradition of healing. This volume vividly presents a series of lectures Dr. Dhonden gave before a group of health care professionals at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. Dr. Dhonden elucidates the holistic Tibetan medical view of health and disease, referring to traditional Tibetan medical sources as well as his own experiences as a doctor practicing in Tibet, India, and numerous countries throughout Europe and America. His presentation is delightfully complemented by many anecdotes drawing for the ancient lore of popular folk medicine in Tibet.

For health care professionals, anthropologists, historians of medicine, medical ethicists, and the general public interested in Tibetan medicine, this book is a fascinating contribution by one of the foremost practitioners of Tibetan medicine in the modern world.

"I am very happy to learn about the publication of Dr. Yeshi Dhonden's book on Tibetan medicine--Dr. Dhonden is one of the most experienced practitioners of this system."-- H. H. the Dalai Lama

"For anyone interested in Tibetan medicine specifically and naturopathic healing in general, Healing from the Source is an impressive and precious record of the treatment system he has successfully applied over many years and includes his own story and experience as a physician."--Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D., is the author over 40 books on yoga and health, including Yoga Morality: Ancient Teachings at a Time of Global Crisis, The Deeper Dimension of Yoga, Holy Madness: Spirituality, Crazy-Wise Teachers, and Enlightenment, and Shambhala Encyclopedia of Yoga

"An interesting collection of writings on Tibetan medical information we can all learn from, which focuses on the health and healing of the human condition, unlike Western medical technology which treats the diagnosis and often depersonalizes the patient."--Bernie Siegel, MD, author of Love, Medicine & Miracles

"Dr. Dhonden demonstrates an encyclopedic grasp of his topic while also being accessible on a personal level. Many personal anecdotes (often quite humorous) are effective at providing a broader and humanizing context to his detailed knowledge."--ForeWord Magazine

This lecture series was presented during the planning stages of a research project, currently being conducted at the University of California, San Francisco, to test Dr. Dhonden's medical treatment for metastatic breast cancer. This research project has caught the interest of NBC Dateline, which filmed an hour-long documentary of this study and was aired during January 1, 2000.

Dr. Yeshe Dhonden was trained by the Venerable Dr. Khyenrab Norbu (1883-1962), personal physician to Holinesses the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Dalai Lamas, and founder of the Men-Tsee-Khang and Tibetan Medical and Astrology Institute in Tibet. He has conducted research at the University of Virginia and has conducted clinical trails at the University of California San Francisco.

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