Program overview
Tibetan Pharmacy is a specialty under the category of Chinese Materia Medica, focusing on the study of Tibetan medicinal resources, pharmacological theories, preparation techniques, and clinical applications. Simply put, it involves learning how to utilize the unique plant, animal, and mineral resources of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, combined with millennia-old Tibetan medical theories and modern pharmaceutical technology, to develop safe and effective drugs. Core courses include Tibetan Medicinal Botany, Tibetan Medicinal Chemistry, Tibetan Medicinal Processing, Tibetan Medicinal Pharmacology, Tibetan Medicinal Identification, and some basic Tibetan medical theories (such as the "Three Humors Theory"). If you are interested in traditional ethnic medicine, enjoy field research and laboratory work, or want to explore the application of natural medicines in chronic diseases and altitude sickness, this major is a great fit. Among Chinese universities, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qinghai University, and Tibet University of Tibetan Medicine have strong faculty and Tibetan medicine cultivation bases, offering hands-on learning opportunities.