Tibetan medicine is a science,
art, and
philosophy that provides a holistic approach to
health care. It is a science because its principles are enumerated in a systematic and logical framework based on an understanding of the
body and its relationship to the environment.
It is an art because it uses diagnostic
techniques based on the creativity, insight, subtlety, and
compassion of the medical practitioner. And it is a philosophy because it embraces the key .