Health traditions of Sikkim Himalaya

Ancient medical systems are still prevalent in Sikkim, popularly nurtured by Buddhist groups using the traditional Tibetan pharmacopoeia overlapping with Ayurvedic medicine. Traditional medical practices and their associated cultural values are based round Sikkim′s three major communities, Lepcha, B...

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Main Authors: Ashok Kumar Panda, Sangram Misra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jaim.in/article.asp?issn=0975-9476;year=2010;volume=1;issue=3;spage=183;epage=189;aulast=Panda