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But a huge abyss stilt separates the many thousands of experi¬ments conducted on animals from the use of Tibetan medicine in treating humans. The ancient Tibetan doctors considered great impor¬tance to the individuality of each organism. In this connection, we shall have to elaborate a lot of "corrective factors" which will take time, of course. But we are obliged to do this by the main command¬ment of Tibetan medicine, which coincides with the primary rule of traditional medicine: "Do not harm".

Skin and muscles

The body is covered by the skin. The tissue has an outer layer of epithelial tissue and an inner one of connective tissue. There are the blood vessels and nerves in the connective tissue. Just beneath the skin there is a layer composed of connective tissue. In some places this laver binds the skin directly to the bones and in others it separates the skin from the muscles. One can see the subcutaneous fat in this layer which is called fascia.

The skin and this fascia form a protective covering for the muscles, bones and internal organs. The muscles are formed by the mass of muscle cells. The muscles are held together by the connective tissue. There are the blood vessels and the nerves in our body. They supply the muscles.

The covering of the bone is composed of a fibrous connective tissue. It is called the periosteum. To this the muscles are attached, directly or indirectly, by means of a tough band called tendon.

Whenever a muscle contracts the points of attachment are brought closer together.

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