{"product_id":"tibetan-medical-thangka-doctor-chart-traditional-sowa-rigpa-healing-knowledge-painting-himalayan-medical-art","title":"Tibetan Medical Thangka (Doctor Chart) | Traditional Sowa Rigpa Healing Knowledge Painting | Himalayan Medical Art","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"562\"\u003eThis rare and fascinating hand-painted Tibetan Medical Thangka illustrates traditional Himalayan medical knowledge as preserved within the ancient science of Sowa Rigpa (Tibetan Medicine). The composition presents a detailed visual guide to medicinal preparation, herbal processing, diagnosis, healing substances, dairy production, mineral medicines, and traditional pharmaceutical techniques used by Tibetan physicians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"949\"\u003eArranged in instructional panels, the artwork depicts healers collecting medicinal ingredients, preparing herbal compounds, processing remedies, milking animals, storing medicinal substances, and performing various stages of medicine production. 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