Nepal: The Spirit of Plants
Format:
Website
Publication Date:
Nov 30, 2015
Publisher:
ARTE France; Distributed by Films Media Group
Place of Publication:
Place of publication not identified; New York, N.Y
Sources ID:
106966
Notes:
1 online resource (1 video file (26 min., 2 sec.)) : sound, color.; Streaming video file. / System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Collection:
Himalayan and Tibetan Medicine
Visibility:
Public (group default)
Abstract:
(Show)
Emergency doctor Bernard Fontanille travels to the village of Pokharato discover the secrets of traditional Tibetan medicine. He visits the school of brothers Tenzing and Gyasto Bista, the last guardians of amchi. Among twenty children ranging in age from 6 to 15, Fontanille discovers a well-structured institution: dormitories, a kitchen, classrooms, acupuncture rooms, laboratories, and a biomedical garden to harvest the basic ingredients for the various remedies.; Release Date: 2013; Run Time: 26; Target Audience: 9 & up