Traditional Tibetan medicine is a centuries-old traditional medical system that employs a complex approach to diagnosis; incorporating techniques such as pulse analysis and urinalysis; and utilizes behavior and dietary modification; medicines composed of natural materials (e.g.; herbs and minerals) and physical therapies (e.g. Tibetan acupuncture; moxabustion; etc.) to treat illness.

The Tibetan medical system is based upon Indian Buddhist literature (for example Abhidharma and Vajrayana tantras) and Ayurveda. It continues to be practiced in Tibet; India; Nepal; Bhutan; Ladakh; Siberia; China and Mongolia; as well as more recently in parts of Europe and North America. It embraces the traditional Buddhist belief that all illness ultimately results from the three poisons: ignorance; attachment and aversion.