Tibetan medicine lures patients seeking drug-free cures

Tue, May 16, 2017 - 5:50 AM

Dharamsala, India

BEFORE dawn in the Indian Himalayas, scores of patients clutching small vials of urine queue patiently to see Yeshi Dhonden, a Tibetan monk who became a legend as personal healer to the Dalai Lama.

Tibetan medicine, known as Sowa-Rigpa, draws on centuries-old

Tibetan medicine
Ayurveda
China
India
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