Mongolian Medicine (bone setting Therapy)

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Mongolian Medicine (bone setting Therapy)

Declaration area or unit: Keerqin left wing rear banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Item No.: 972

Project No.: IX - 12

Time of publication: 2011 (the third batch)

Category: traditional medicine

Region: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Type: Extension Project

Declaration area or unit: Keerqin left wing rear banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Protection unit: Tongliao Mongolian orthopedic hospital

Brief introduction of Mongolian Medicine (bone setting therapy of Mongolian Medicine)

Declaration area or unit: Keerqin left wing rear banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Keerqin left wing rear banner in Inner Mongolia has a long history and profound culture. Mongolian orthopedic therapy is the representative of rich cultural heritage here.

Mongolian is a horseback nationality, often encounter falls and bone injuries, Mongolian orthopedic therapy came into being, generation after generation of orthopedic doctors. The basic contents of Mongolian bone setting therapy are as follows:

Three diagnosis: look, ask, cut. Touch your hand and your heart.

Six principles: orthopedic principles: manipulative reduction, splint fixation, massage therapy, appropriate medicine, diet mediation, and functional exercise. Among them, the first three are the most distinctive. Manipulative reduction is a bone setting technique that adapts to the situation and the function of force to force. It can be divided into 10 kinds of manipulations, such as suitable placement of the affected limb, pulling and pulling, rocking and twisting, shaking and lifting, pressing and pushing, squeezing and separating the bone, folding the top and touching back, folding and squeezing and kneading, hook pulling and lifting, lifting and pushing, rolling and pressing.

Nine combinations: combination of doctor and patient; combination of three diagnosis and X-ray; combination of form and spirit; combination of mind and Qi; combination of wine spraying and manipulation; combination of local and whole; combination of internal and external causes; combination of fixation and exercise; combination of active and passive.

The bone setting therapy of Mongolian medicine is an important symbol of Mongolian medical achievements.