New Studies on Drug Discovery for Cardiovascular Diseases from “Beautiful Wondrous Eye Ornament” by Jambaldorj

Abstract

This research is to clear the information of the ancient medical books written by toin Jambaldorj, who wrote about some herbal medicines used to treat cardiovascular diseases, and their taste, potency, and quality. Toin Jambaldorj. Gso byed bdud rtsi'i 'khrul med ngos 'dzin bzo rig me long du rnam par shar ba mdzes mtshar mig rgyan zhes bya ba bzhugs so. Wooden printing block with Tibetan script. Methods of textual analysis for ancient books and checklist methods were used in the study. A prominent representative of traditional Mongolian medicine, Toin Jambaldorj, wrote his book “Beautiful Wondrous Eye Ornament” between 1817 and 1823. He used dozens of Indian Ayurvedic, Chinese, and Tibetan medical works of that time to write this book. He also extensively used the Mongolians’ medical heritage. Therefore, this book is considered the most reliable book on pharmacognosy. Toin Jambaldorj's book “Beautiful Wondrous Eye Ornament” lists 9 herbal medicines used for cardiovascular diseases. The names of some herbal medicines are written in Mongolian, Chinese, Tibetan, Manchu, and Sanskrit, further evidence that the book was written in many languages and from many different sources.