Here is a list of books, websites, and articles we used to gather our information for this website:


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Cameron, Miriam E., and Namdul, Tenzin. “Tibetan Medicine.” Taking Charge of Your Wellbeing. Accessed April 1, 2024. https://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/tibetan-medicine.

Fitzgerald, Devon Marie. “Tibetan Medicine: Carving a Niche in the Modern Medical and Scientific Community.” SIT Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2024. https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/81/.

Gyatso, Janet. Being Human in a Buddhist World: An Intellectual History of Medicine in Early Modern Tibet. New York: Columbia University Press, 2015.

Gyatso, Janet. Body & Spirit: Tibetan Medical Practices. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 2009.

Hofer, Theresia. Balance: The Art of Tibetan Medicine. New York: University of Washington Press, 2014.

Huang, Fangfang, Ying Li, Elaine Lai-Han Leung, Xiaohua Liu, Kaifeng Liu, Qu Wang, Yongqi Lan, et al. “A Review of Therapeutic Agents and Chinese Herbal Medicines against SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19).” Pharmacological Research 158 (August 2020): 104929. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrs.2020.104929.

Miller, Laura. “Medicine Buddha Prayers for Those Suffering, Injured and Killed.” FPMT, January 2, 2023. https://fpmt.org/mandala-today/medicine-buddha-prayers-for-those-suffering-injured-and-killed/.

Novick, Rebecca McClen. Fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism. California: The Crossing Press, 1999.

O’Brien, Barbara. “Bhaisajyaguru: The Medicine Buddha: The Power of Healing” Date modified June 25, 2019. https://www.learnreligions.com/bhaisajyaguru-the-medicine-buddha-449982.

Pu, Lili, Chunhong Yang, Liqiong Yu, Shiling Li, Yaqin Liu, Xinan Liu, and Xianrong Lai. “Tibetan Medicines for the Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy.” Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2021 (October 6, 2021): 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/7845848.

“Samye Monastery,” Wonders of Tibet. Accessed April 2, 2024. https://www.wondersoftibet.com/destinations/samye-and-tsedang/samye/.

Saoji, Apar Avinash, B.R. Raghavendra, and N.K. Manjunath. “Effects of Yogic Breath Regulation: A Narrative Review of Scientific Evidence.” Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine 10, no. 1 (January 2019): 50–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaim.2017.07.008.

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Tokar, Eliot. “Tibetan Medicine.” Accessed March 31, 2024. https://tibetanmedicine.com.

“What Is Yogic Breathing? Benefits, Types, and How to Try.” Medical News Today. Accessed April 29, 2024. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/what-is-yogic-breathing.

Zhang, Kun, Lijie Wang, Jiayan Peng, Kangzhuo Sangji, Yuting Luo, Yujiao Zeng, Yongzhong Zeweng, and Gang Fan. “Traditional Tibetan Medicine to Fight against Covid-19: Basic Theory and Therapeutic Drugs.” Frontiers in Pharmacology 14 (February 16, 2023). https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1098253.