by Charlotte Couse | Apr 7, 2025 | Herbal Medicine, Moxa, Tibetan Culture, Tibetan medicine
When I was in Amdo province, Tibet last summer with my partner, Lobsang, I visited a traditional Tibetan medicine clinic and hospital. Lobsang’s friend had a small clinic in Thangkor town centre, with a dispensary packed with colourful packets of Tibetan...
by Charlotte Couse | Mar 29, 2020 | Tibetan medicine
In Tibet, incense is used as medicine. One of the most famous medicines, also available as incense, is agar. Agar is also known as agarwood, aloeswood, eaglewood; the distillate is oud — the prized ingredient in Arabic perfumes. There are different formulas, and as...
