{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Dr. Tsering Norbu: Changing Landscapes &amp; Sourcing Traditional Medicine for Men-Tsee-Khang ","description":"Watch on YouTube here: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lsSDGe4xRfA ~ Today we meet at the headquarters of Men-Tsee-Khang in Dharamshala, India with Dr. Tsering Norbu, who has worked here for over 30 years and is the director of both the Culture and Materia Medica departments.&amp;nbsp; 00:01:00 Dr. Tsering\u2019s medicine heritage and path 00:01:49 Born into a lineage of Sowa Ripga doctors, how it has changed. 00:05:00 About Men-Tsee-Khang Institute Tibetan Medical and Astro Institute 00:07:50 Bringing together tradition and science 00:10:30 Changing landscapes affecting medicinal plants 00:11:00 Medicinal plant cultivation methods and challenges. 00:20:00 Making precious pills&amp;nbsp; 00:22:00 Life-span and storage of medicine. 00:24:00 4 Medical Tantras (Gyushi) and medicinal species variation. 00:27:00 Farmers resistance to growing medicinal varieties 00:29:00 Medical research field trips in Sikkim, Ladakh, Arunachel Pradesh and other areas.&amp;nbsp; 00:32:00 How imbalances have changed over the decades and what is most needed for modern times. 00:34:00 Painting plant thangkas and their purpose 00:40:00 Closing thoughts about the future ~ Men-Tsee-Khang Tibetan Medical &amp;amp; Astro Institute https:\/\/mentseekhang.org\/ &amp;nbsp; Podcast&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/oliviaclementine.com\/podcasts &amp;nbsp; Enjoy these conversations? Please leave a review here. Scroll down to Review &amp;amp; Ratings.&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/love-liberation\/id1393858607 ","author_name":"Love &amp; Liberation with Olivia Clementine","author_url":"http:\/\/www.oliviaclementine.com\/podcasts","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/34592445\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/34592445"}