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ON THE MODE OF CURING DISEASES AT TIBET. 
cure of small diseases. Thus there are 19 
chapters on minute diseases. 
The healing of wounds, sores, or ulcers. 
63. The curing of ulcers here arecorsidered : 
cause, &c. four, with several distinctions. 
64. The curing of the hemorrhoids (piles or 
emerods in the fundament, cause, &c. four, 
with six distinctions. 
65. The curing of St. Anthony’s fire, (any 
swelling full of heat and redness, cause, &c. 
four, with several distinctions, and the places 
(or parts) where generally they occur. 
66. The curing of the Surya disease affect- 
ing the lungs, liver, &c. its beginning, &c. 
four, with some distinctions. 
67. The curing of cancerous or virulent 
bad sores or ulcers : cause, &c. four, with 
eight distinctions.” 
“ 80. The curing of palsical diseases, and 
the telling of the periodical time of their oc- 
curence, the symptoms, and the remedies for 
preventing their recourse. 
81. On the curing of diseases, in which the 
body is infested with cancerous ulcers, is eaten 
aw^ay and dissolved : considered cause. Sec. 
nine, with 18 distinctions respecting its differ- 
ent kinds and the places(or parts) which are 
generally affected. 
The above five chapters are on such diseases 
as are supposed to be caused by the infiuence 
of some malignant demon. 
82. On the curing or healing, in general, of 
wounds,made by any kind of weapon or tool. 
Here into consideration come; 1, cause ; 2, 
accessory cause or incident ; 3, nature (of 
w^ound) ; 4, definition or description (of the 
wound) ; 5, its name ; 6, place; 7, division; 
8, symptom, mode of curing or remedy, exci- 
sion or cutting out, cicatrizing. 
83. The curing of wounds on the head, here 
are considered : the manner of its being ; ex- 
amination of the injured part, manner of cur- 
ing recovering, or being ovei’powered. 
On the practical part of medicine the 
following briefly exhibits the author’s 
views. 
“ The examination of the pulse, wherein 13 
cases are enumerated on the character of the 
distemper. 
2. The inspection of urine, wherein, as it is 
said, the vicious state of the whole body may 
be seen, as in a mirror. 
Thus two chapters are on examining the 
pulse and urine. 
Afterwards, when the character and name 
of the disease has been found out, what sorts 
of medicaments are to be administered, is ex- 
posed. 
3. First liquid medicines, of which there are 
54 for curing inward heat, and 23 for assuaging 
cold fits or ague. Together there are 77 sorts 
of liquid medicine. When by these there is no 
remedy, further is an, 
4. Enumeration of powdered medicine, or me- 
dicaments in powder, of which the mixture is 
stated to amount to 96, for assuaging the heat 
of any distemper ; and 69 against cold fits. 
Both together =165. When they atford no 
relief, there is taught of another remedy. 
5. Physic or medicaments in pills, of which 
the ditferent kinds of mixture amount to 22. 
6. The several kinds of sirup, (a kind of 
mixture) are described or taught ; of which 15 
are for assuaging heat, and five against cold 
fits. Both together=20. 
For procuring strength to the body, and for 
drawing out an inveterate disease. 
7. Is taiight of a mixture, called medicinal 
butter consisting of several ingredients, of 
which there are 14 sorts for curing heat, and 
nine for taking away cold fits. Both toge- 
ther = 23. 
8. 13 kinds of mixture of calcined powder, 
for curing an ague caused by a too much 
abundance of phlegm. 
9. 17 kinds of mixture or syrup, especially 
for the purpose of assuaging heat. 
10. 19 species of mixture of medicinal wine 
(or spirituous beverage), are enumerated, for 
curing diseases, in which wind prevails. 
11. A mixture, as a remedy against any in- 
veterate malady whatever, prepared of preci- 
ous stones, for curing the diseases of princes, 
and of opulent men. One against heat, and 
11 against cold; eight against both; toge- 
ther=20. 
Since men, in general, cannot have precious 
stones required for such a mixtru’e for curing 
diseases, in the 
12. Is taught of such vegetables or plants 
that are procurable by all, of which the several 
mixtures amount to 24 for curing heat ; and 
14 for assuaging cold fit. 
Thxxs taking together all assuaging remedies 
from the liquid to the vegetable medicines, 
there are 418. So much of the assuaging re- 
medies. When they are insufficient in the 
13. Is taught of purging or depuratory medi- 
cines in general. 
14. Of purging medicines operating down- 
wards, for carrying away corrupt blood, bile 
and the relics of other diseases. There are 
three kinds of such purging (or depuratory,) 
medicines, operating ; gently, moderately, 
and strongly ; of which all there are 82 
species. 
15. For carrying upwards or ejecting the 
remains of such diseases, as belong to the 
phlegmatical kind : here vomits are prescrib- 
ed, of which there are eight of the stronger, 
and eight of the gentle kind, both =16. 
16. A composition of medicine, for cleansing 
or purging the nose, five of the gentle, and 
two of the strong kind. 
17. Elixirs or extracted juices, for drawing 
downwards the diseases in the entrails or in- 
testines and guts. 
18. The same continued and specied. 
19. Elixirs or mixtures for cleansing the 
veins, (or depuratory elixirs for do.) Thus se- 
ven chapters are on depuratory medicines. 
