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China’s Other Medical Systems: Recognizing Uyghur, Tibetan, and Mongolian Traditional Medicines
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Background: Traditional Chinese medicine, as it is understood and adopted by those with a growing interest in complementary and alternative practices to biomedicine, is often used as an umbrella term for traditional medical practices from regions within and bordering the People's Republic of China. However, there are multiple distinct medical traditions in China, including that of the Uyghurs, Tibetans, and Mongolians. Objective: It is important to recognize the commonalities and differences of these unique systems of medicine practiced by the 3 different cultures among China's borders. Methods: Through an in-depth analysis of the individual beliefs and theories that form the foundation of each system, we trace the origins of the concepts that were synthesized into the Uyghur, Tibetan, and Mongolian medical systems. Furthermore, we compare diagnostic techniques and contrast treatment modalities among the 3 systems. Discussion: We discuss humoral theory, constitution theory, elemental theory, organ theory, and yin and yang theory. We find that imbalance is the common cause of disease or illness, but the conditions and external factors that explain such imbalances differ among the Uyghur, Tibetan, and Mongolian systems. Through these comparisons, we seek to highlight the unique beliefs, practices, and treatments utilized by these cultures. Conclusion: The features and attributes, while not exclusive to each population, are nonetheless uniquely synthesized by each system and thus demonstrate the distinct nature of Uyghur, Tibetan, and Mongolian medical systems.
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“In this model, health is defined as a balance between three life-sustaining principles of hii (wind), sar (bile), and badgan (phlegm) (Yu and Amri 2016, p. 84), based on the theory of the five elements propounded in Indian ¯ Ayurveda, namely, the earth, water, fire, air, and space, which have hot ( arga) and cold ( bilig ) attributes (Yu and Amri 2016, p. 84).”
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- Authors
- Yu, E., & Amri, H.
- Affiliations
- Georgetown University Medical Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Yu, Elaine
- Amri, Hakima
- Venue
- Global Advances in Health and Medicine
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2016-01
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 79-86
- ISSN
- 2164-9561 (ISSN-L)
- 2164-957X
- PMC
- PMC4756788
- OpenAlex
- W2234333386
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 5 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 4.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Global Advances in Health and Medicine (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › History of Medicine Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Keywords
- Tibetan medicine, Mongolian medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, complementary and alternative medicine, humoral theory, constitutional theory, elemental theory, organ theory, yin and yang, diagnostic methods, treatment options, etiology
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