Description
This Medicine Thangka is the last or the 3rd one of 3 sets of Blue Beryl Tree paintings. It is depicting a tree-like summary of all aspects of medical education.
It covers the four branches of “diet,” “behavior,” “medications,” and “external treatment.”
The first stem of diet
- 6 branches of food and drink of the three evils are given off with
- 10 leaves with food suitable for the imbalance of wind
- 4 leaves with beverages suitable for the imbalance of wind
- 7 leaves with food suitable for imbalance of phlegm
- 5 leaves with beverages suitable for the imbalance of phlegm
- 6 leaves with food suitable for the imbalance of bile
- 3 leaves with beverages suitable for the imbalance of bile
Total 35 leaves
The Second stem of behavior
- 3 branches for the three evils – each with two leaves
Total 6 leaves
The third stem on medicaments:
- 15 branches
- 18 leaves on the nature and taste of medicaments for the three evils
- 23 leaves of drugs for expelling evils clearly and
- 9 leaves of cleaning medicaments
Total 50 leaves
The Fourth stem of external treatment
- 3 branches on the three evils with>
- 7 leaves
Altogether: 4 stems, 27 branches, and 98 leaves
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