Pharmacopoeia of Tibetan Medicine. 1994. (Indian Medical Science Series,no.17). XLIV,301 p. gr8vo. Cloth.

205 popularly used and therapeutically effective recipes from thetreasure of Tibetan medicine are compiled and elaborated withreference to their composition, parts of these ingredients and weightsin which these are added along with the methods of preparation,indications and dosage. Of late commercialization of the manufactureof these recipes has created many problems and to overcome them, theserecipes should be standardized and a pharmacopoeia is necessary toensure quality control. Therefore in the introduction of this volume,the problems and methods of standardization and good manufacturingpractices to be followed are elaborated. This work will be of immensehelp to physicians of Tibetan Medicine, Ayurveda and modern medicine,and to scientists and scholars interested in Tibetology and Indology.