Tibetan
甘露八支类著作用药警示 甘露八支类著作，顾名思义，是收录了关于医学和养生知识的典籍部分。它汇集了古代印度、西藏以及其他地区的医学理论、 诊断方法、治疗手段和药物异名知识，是藏传佛教文化中重要的医学文献宝库。这一部分不仅包含了对人体生理、病理的详细 描述，还涵盖了各种疾病的预防、诊断和治疗方法，以及药物的配制和使用。 古代用药，尽管在当时发挥了重要的治疗作用， 但受限于当时的科技水平和认知局限，也存在着诸多不足之处。首先，古代对疾病的认识往往不够深入，缺乏现代医学的病理 学、微生物学等基础知识，因此，很多疾病的病因和发病机制并不明确，导致治疗往往是经验性的，缺乏科学依据。其次，古 代药物的炮制和提取技术相对落后，难以有效去除药物中的杂质和毒性成分，导致药物的疗效不稳定，副作用也难以控制，比 如马兜铃。此外，古代药物的剂量和用法也缺乏精确的标准化，容易出现用药过量或不足的情况，影响治疗效果。又比如马兜 铃类药物的毒性是最近几十年人类才有充分认识的，在此前人们对此一无所知，所以这是时代的局限性。 特别值得注意的是，古代对矿物药的使用存在较大的风险。矿物药，如朱砂、雄黄、铅丹、铁剂等，虽然在某些情况下可能具 有一定的作用，但其毒性往往较高，且难以代谢排出。长期或过量使用这些矿物药，容易导致重金属中毒，损害肝肾等重要器 官，甚至引发神经系统疾病。古代医家虽然对矿物药的毒性有所认识，但由于缺乏现代的分析检测手段，难以准确评估其毒性 大小，也无法有效控制其使用剂量，因此，矿物药的使用往往带有很大的盲目性和风险性。此外，古代对药物的相互作用也缺 乏深入研究，多种药物同时使用容易产生不良反应，加重患者的病情。因此，在现代医学高度发展的今天，我们应该以科学的 态度看待古代用药，既要肯定其历史价值，也要认识到其局限性和潜在的危害，避免盲目使用，确保用药安全有效。 c3.5s编辑 附记：本卷中所记的其实是多罗那他版四部医典，没有和丹珠版仔细对勘过，多罗那他在自传中纪录了他长期患病的经历，整理 四部医典可能有自学自医的想法。二十年前佛典宝库曾经组织过对八十年代上海翻译本四部医典的录入，但因为缺乏藏医校对， 所以没有公布其内容，只是提供了一些佛学院内部参考，最后电子稿也散轶了，这次想一并刊入，没有能够找到，很对不起曾参 加校录的同人。编者曾预其事，时隔20年又经手其多个翻译本，深感也是因缘时节，所以并没有删去这些篇目。其实就药物的翻 译准确性来说，肯定是80年代上海科学技术出版社版四部医典最为妥当，网上现在已经有pdf图版，在花点时间应该能够下载到。 secure.ue.internxt.com/d/sh/file/381fd3e4-2a5f-4c49-a7ad-4f0f7e698318/4548c2a935ebf96499e3657607b6ae9ddf1592f61cab4d9cd43692b78610b41f 经过这些年，大家的知识见闻都渐增，相信能更正确的看待古代医方明著作，而不是完全肯定或者否定，再次慎重恳请谨慎涉及用 药和治疗方法的实际操作，在一般情况下只作为知识储备。本篇口诀续机翻存在大量机器幻觉，翻译了两次都不理想，不能引以 为据，之后又翻了第三次，ai幻觉非常容易辨认，在专业领域出现鼓劲式的没有实质内容的诗歌，基本就是幻觉了。 译丛编者 【英语翻译】 Medication Warnings from the Ambrosia Eight-Branched Texts The Ambrosia Eight-Branched Texts, as the name suggests, are a collection of classical texts on medicine and health preservation. It brings together medical theories, diagnostic methods, treatment techniques, and knowledge of drug synonyms from ancient India, ** and other regions, and is an important medical literature treasure trove in Tibetan Buddhist culture. This section not only contains detailed descriptions of human physiology and pathology, but also covers the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of various diseases, as well as the preparation and use of drugs. Ancient medicine, although it played an important therapeutic role at the time, also had many shortcomings due to the limitations of the technological level and cognitive limitations at the time. First of all, the ancient understanding of diseases was often not deep enough, lacking the basic knowledge of modern medical pathology, microbiology, etc. Therefore, the etiology and pathogenesis of many diseases were not clear, leading to treatments that were often empirical and lacked scientific basis. Secondly, the ancient pharmaceutical preparation and extraction technology was relatively backward, making it difficult to effectively remove impurities and toxic components from drugs, resulting in unstable drug efficacy and difficult-to-control side effects, such as Aristolochia. In addition, the dosage and usage of ancient drugs also lacked precise standardization, which could easily lead to overdose or underdose, affecting the therapeutic effect. For example, the toxicity of Aristolochia drugs has only been fully recognized by humans in recent decades, and people were completely unaware of it before, so this is a limitation of the times. It is particularly noteworthy that the use of mineral drugs in ancient times was associated with greater risks. Mineral drugs, such as cinnabar, realgar, lead oxide, iron preparations, etc., may have certain effects in some cases, but their toxicity is often high and difficult to metabolize and excrete. Long-term or excessive use of these mineral drugs can easily lead to heavy metal poisoning, damage important organs such as the liver and kidneys, and even cause nervous system diseases. Although ancient physicians had some understanding of the toxicity of mineral drugs, they lacked modern analytical testing methods to accurately assess the magnitude of their toxicity and could not effectively control their dosage. Therefore, the use of mineral drugs was often associated with great blindness and risk. In addition, ancient studies on drug interactions were also lacking, and the simultaneous use of multiple drugs could easily cause adverse reactions and aggravate the patient's condition. Therefore, in today's highly developed modern medicine, we should view ancient medicine with a scientific attitude, affirming its historical value while recognizing its limitations and potential hazards, avoiding blind use, and ensuring safe and effective medication. c3.5s edited Appendix: What is recorded in this volume is actually the Taranatha version of the Four Medical Tantras, which has not been carefully compared with the Tanjur version. Taranatha recorded his long-term illness experience in his autobiography, and compiling the Four Medical Tantras may have been an idea of self-study and self-treatment. Twenty years ago, the Buddhist Canon Treasury organized the input of the Shanghai translation of the Four Medical Tantras in the 1980s, but because of the lack of Tibetan medical proofreading, its content was not published, but only provided some internal reference for Buddhist colleges. Finally, the electronic manuscript was also lost. This time, I wanted to include it together, but I couldn't find it. I am very sorry to the colleagues who participated in the proofreading. The editor had foreseen this, and after 20 years, he has handled multiple translations of it, and he deeply feels that it is also a matter of karmic timing, so he did not delete these chapters. In fact, in terms of the accuracy of drug translation, the Shanghai Science and Technology Publishing House edition of the Four Medical Tantras in the 1980s is definitely the most appropriate. There is already a PDF version online, which should be able to be downloaded with a little time. secure.ue.internxt.com/d/sh/file/381fd3e4-2a5f-4c49-a7ad-4f0f7e698318/4548c2a935ebf96499e3657607b6ae9ddf1592f61cab4d9cd43692b78610b41f Over the years, everyone's knowledge and experience have gradually increased, and I believe that we can look at ancient medical works more correctly, rather than completely affirming or negating them. I once again solemnly request that you be cautious about the actual operation of medication and treatment methods, and only use them as knowledge reserves in general. This article's continuation of the oral instructions has a lot of machine hallucinations. The translation was not ideal after two attempts and cannot be used as a basis. After the third translation, AI hallucinations are very easy to identify. In professional fields, the encouraging poems without substantial content are basically hallucinations. Editor of the Translation Series ============================================================
English
Medication Warnings from the Ambrosia Eight-Branched Texts The Ambrosia Eight-Branched Texts, as the name suggests, are a collection of classical texts on medicine and health preservation. It brings together medical theories, diagnostic methods, treatment techniques, and knowledge of drug synonyms from ancient India, ** and other regions, and is an important medical literature treasure trove in Tibetan Buddhist culture. This section not only contains detailed descriptions of human physiology and pathology, but also covers the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of various diseases, as well as the preparation and use of drugs. Ancient medicine, although it played an important therapeutic role at the time, also had many shortcomings due to the limitations of the technological level and cognitive limitations at the time. First of all, the ancient understanding of diseases was often not deep enough, lacking the basic knowledge of modern medical pathology, microbiology, etc. Therefore, the etiology and pathogenesis of many diseases were not clear, leading to treatments that were often empirical and lacked scientific basis. Secondly, the ancient pharmaceutical preparation and extraction technology was relatively backward, making it difficult to effectively remove impurities and toxic components from drugs, resulting in unstable drug efficacy and difficult-to-control side effects, such as Aristolochia. In addition, the dosage and usage of ancient drugs also lacked precise standardization, which could easily lead to overdose or underdose, affecting the therapeutic effect. For example, the toxicity of Aristolochia drugs has only been fully recognized by humans in recent decades, and people were completely unaware of it before, so this is a limitation of the times. It is particularly noteworthy that the use of mineral drugs in ancient times was associated with greater risks. Mineral drugs, such as cinnabar, realgar, lead oxide, iron preparations, etc., may have certain effects in some cases, but their toxicity is often high and difficult to metabolize and excrete. Long-term or excessive use of these mineral drugs can easily lead to heavy metal poisoning, damage important organs such as the liver and kidneys, and even cause nervous system diseases. Although ancient physicians had some understanding of the toxicity of mineral drugs, they lacked modern analytical testing methods to accurately assess the magnitude of their toxicity and could not effectively control their dosage. Therefore, the use of mineral drugs was often associated with great blindness and risk. In addition, ancient studies on drug interactions were also lacking, and the simultaneous use of multiple drugs could easily cause adverse reactions and aggravate the patient's condition. Therefore, in today's highly developed modern medicine, we should view ancient medicine with a scientific attitude, affirming its historical value while recognizing its limitations and potential hazards, avoiding blind use, and ensuring safe and effective medication. c3.5s edited Appendix: What is recorded in this volume is actually the Taranatha version of the Four Medical Tantras, which has not been carefully compared with the Tanjur version. Taranatha recorded his long-term illness experience in his autobiography, and compiling the Four Medical Tantras may have been an idea of self-study and self-treatment. Twenty years ago, the Buddhist Canon Treasury organized the input of the Shanghai translation of the Four Medical Tantras in the 1980s, but because of the lack of Tibetan medical proofreading, its content was not published, but only provided some internal reference for Buddhist colleges. Finally, the electronic manuscript was also lost. This time, I wanted to include it together, but I couldn't find it. I am very sorry to the colleagues who participated in the proofreading. The editor had foreseen this, and after 20 years, he has handled multiple translations of it, and he deeply feels that it is also a matter of karmic timing, so he did not delete these chapters. In fact, in terms of the accuracy of drug translation, the Shanghai Science and Technology Publishing House edition of the Four Medical Tantras in the 1980s is definitely the most appropriate. There is already a PDF version online, which should be able to be downloaded with a little time. secure.ue.internxt.com/d/sh/file/381fd3e4-2a5f-4c49-a7ad-4f0f7e698318/4548c2a935ebf96499e3657607b6ae9ddf1592f61cab4d9cd43692b78610b41f Over the years, everyone's knowledge and experience have gradually increased, and I believe that we can look at ancient medical works more correctly, rather than completely affirming or negating them. I once again solemnly request that you be cautious about the actual operation of medication and treatment methods, and only use them as knowledge reserves in general. This article's continuation of the oral instructions has a lot of machine hallucinations. The translation was not ideal after two attempts and cannot be used as a basis. After the third translation, AI hallucinations are very easy to identify. In professional fields, the encouraging poems without substantial content are basically hallucinations. Editor of the Translation Series