Medical Research Resources
Research Articles on Traditional Tibetan Medicine
The Efficacy and Safety of Traditional Tibetan Medicine in the Treatment of Essential Hypertension
The treatment of hypertension with traditional Tibetan medicine (TTM) or Sowa Rigpa has been a potential hope for patients suffering from essential hypertension. A recent hypertension survey showed increasing benefits of this treatment, which gives hope to many patients for a fruitful, holistic treatment method and freedom from the clutches of a lifetime allopathic medication. These positive reports need to be supported by clinical data showing the efficacy and safety of the TTM. This open-label, single-center, non-randomized comparative study was conducted on 150 participants.
Link to the PDF:
http://www.men-tsee-khang.org/research/HTN%20abstarct%20for%20%20MTK%20research%20website.pdf
Efficacy of Tibetan Medicine as an Adjunct in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes is the most frequently seen chronic disease in Tibetan medical clinics (1). Ancient texts of Tibetan medicine outline the successful management of diabetes (2). However, there is a paucity of systematic research studies using modern scientific tools to evaluate the efficacy of Tibetan medicine. Therefore, we undertook a study to assess the efficacy of Tibetan medicine when combined with a diet and exercise regimen compared with a diet and exercise regimen alone in controlling the blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin (GHb) in newly diagnosed or untreated type 2 diabetes.
Link: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/24/1/176
Successful Treatment of AIDS, Cancer and other Diseases by Tibetan Medicine
Dr. Dhonden has been participating in a cancer study at a San Francisco hospital, assisted by Marsha Woolf, clinical director for the Tibetan team, comparing the effectiveness of Western and Tibetan medicine in treating certain types of breast cancer. Dr. Dhonden was staying in the El Cerrito hills near Berkeley, California when he gave this interview on January 22, 2000. B. Alan Wallace, who is the translator of Dr. Dhonden’s new book, kindly functioned as translator for this interview.
Tibetan Herbal Tea Agar-35 Reduces Negative Affect and Anxiety: A Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study
In Traditional Tibetan Medicine anxiety and depression are commonly treated with an herbal compound known as Agar-35. Objective The objective of this pilot study was to explore whether Agar-35 tea would improve anxiety, affect, stress, and rumination.
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1550830717303051?via%3Dihub