Mongolian medicine in vogue (Xinhua) Updated: 2005-01-08 08:57 Traditional Mongolian medicine - the kind used by
Genghis Khan (1162-1227), founder of the vast Mongol empire of the Middle Ages -
has found wider uses both at home and abroad, said medical expert Yu
Lianyun.
Attending an annual Chinese Traditional Medicine meeting in
Beijing that ended yesterday, Yu, an official with Inner Mongolia Autonomous
Regional Health Department, found numerous reasons to feel good about the future
of Mongolian medicine.
"When Genghis Khan, born in Temujin, swept through
Europe, Mongolian medicine was like the wind beneath his wings," said
Yu.
More brother than cousin to CTM, the distinctive Mongolian medicine
can be traced back more than 1,000 years. It is famous for its "bizarre"
treatment of hypertension with blood-letting and drinking fermented horse
milk.
"Mongolian medicine, which helped Genghis Khan conquer high and low
in the Asian-Euro continent, has found a place in everyday life of common
Mongolians," acknowledged Yu. Many traditional Mongolian medicines have
proved effective in clinical diagnosis.
According to the State
Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, at the end of 2004, there were
approximately 14,900 traditional medical doctors in Inner Mongolia. "The web
of doctors and clinics links up all the herdsmen who are widely scattered in
Inner Mongolia, putting medical services within their reach," Yu
said.
Part of the job at the annual meeting of CTM is to explore the new
possibilities of traditional medicine, including the medicine of minority ethnic
groups.
An offshoot of CTM, Mongolian medicine is easy take, cheap and
effective.
Unlike CTM, which is known for its hours of preparation and
the attitude that "Bitter medicine treats you well," Mongolian medicine is now
in tablet, pill and powder forms to cater to modern habits.
But given the
above-mentioned advantages, Mongolian medicine still retains a strong accent -
only finding most of its strong influence in Mongolian areas - the problem
confronting all traditional medicines today.
"Without any exception, all
vernacular medicines have shown too much reliance on such materials as musk deer
and tiger bone," said Yu.
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