Taming the Poisonous : : Mercury, Toxicity, and Safety in Tibetan Medical Practice / / Barbara Gerke.
This rich ethnographic and socio-historical account uncovers how toxicity and safety are expressed transculturally in a globalizing world. For the first time, it unpacks the "pharmaceutical nexus" of mercury in Tibetan medicine (Sowa Rigpa) where, since the thirteenth century, it has mainl...
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Gerke, Barbara, author. Taming the Poisonous : Mercury, Toxicity, and Safety in Tibetan Medical Practice / Barbara Gerke. Taming the Poisonous Heidelberg : Heidelberg University Publishing (heiUP), 2021. 1 online resource (v, 379 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, portraits. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Heidelberg studies on transculturality Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. This rich ethnographic and socio-historical account uncovers how toxicity and safety are expressed transculturally in a globalizing world. For the first time, it unpacks the "pharmaceutical nexus" of mercury in Tibetan medicine (Sowa Rigpa) where, since the thirteenth century, it has mainly been used in the form of tsotel. Tsotel, an organometallic mercury sulfide compound, is added in small amounts to specific medicines to enhance the potency of other ingredients. In concordance with tantric Buddhist ideas, Tibetan medical practitioners confront and tame poisonous substances, and instead of avoiding or expelling them, transform them into potent medicines and elixirs. Recently, the UN Environment Programme's global ban on mercury, the Minamata Convention, has sparked debates on the use of mercury in Asian medicines. As Asian medical traditions increasingly intersect with biomedical science and technology, what is at stake when Tibetan medical practitioners in India and Nepal, researchers, and regulators negotiate mercury's toxicity and safety? Who determines what is "toxic" and what is "safe," and how? What does this mean for the future of traditional Asian medical and pharmaceutical practices?. A Note on Tibetan and Sanskrit Terms -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Maps -- 1. Introduction: "It takes time to tame a wild horse" -- 2. Setting the Scene: Poison and Potency -- 3. The Pharmaceutical Nexus of Mercury Practices -- 4. History and Knowledge Transmission -- 5. Blood and Semen: Women and Mercury -- 6. The Evidence of Safety -- 7. Taming the Poisonous and the Potent -- 8. Conclusions -- Appendices -- Glossaries of Tibetan and Sanskrit Terms -- References -- Index. Mercury Toxicology. Acculturation. 3-96822-042-0 Heidelberg studies on transculturality. |
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