Microscopic and Macroscopic Agreement of Three Humor Descriptions of Multiple Sclerosis: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Traditional Medicine
Cynthia Husted and Lobsang Dhondup
Overview
Tibetan Three Humors and Multiple Sclerosis Description of MS and Immunity rLung excess in MS – clinical description
Bad gen deficiency in MS – clinical description MKhris pa excess in MS – clinical description Tibetan Three Humors and Myelin Three Lipids Thermodynamics of myelin lipids rLung – Sphingolipids Bad gen – Cholesterol MKhris pa – Phospholipids
rLung–MKhris pa – Sphingomyelin Tibetan Medical Interpretation of MS: Correlation of Microscopic and Macroscopic Data Early rLung imbalance: Galactocerebrosides in MS normal appearing white matter Bad gen deficiency: Cholesterol imbalance in MS normal appearing white matter MKhris pa excess: Phospholipids in MS normal appearing white matter Late rLung excess: Acyl chain polyunsaturation and phosphatidylserine in acute demyelination Summary and Discussion