Herbert Schwabl
Biographic Data
| ID | 4211903 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Herbert Schwabl |
| GIVEN NAMES | Herbert |
| FAMILY NAME | Schwabl |
| SIGNATURE | SCHWABL H |
| AFFILIATIONS | GZO Spital Wetzikon |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Escaping the rigidity trap
Rigid pharmacopoeial regulations constrain traditional medicine, often excluding herbs due to strict compliance. Climate change and rising global demand threaten natural resources, while slow regulatory adaptation further restricts herbal ingredients. Narrow regulatory specificity and fragile resources create a rigidity trap, where regulations fail to accommodate the dynamic nature of traditional medicine. Traditional medical systems, such as Tib…
Challenging the Biomedical Notion of 'Active Substance
Sowa Rigpa (Tibetan medicine) has been practiced across vast regions of Central and South Asia for centuries. In this medical tradition, it is common practice to dynamically adapt the mainly herbal formulas according to the regional flora and local conditions, and to use local variants of ingredients. Consequently, one Tibetan ingredient name within a specific formula can signify a variety of therapeutically fitting botanical items, which appear …
Development and evaluation of a cardiac coherence index for sleep analysis
Cardiac coherence measurement is an established technology in biofeedback systems for stress release. Studies have typically been conducted with participants during ordinary waking consciousness, yet cardiac coherence during sleep may be even more important in illness prevention and health promotion. We investigated whether it was possible to develop an alternative effective technology: the Cardiac Coherence Index (CCI), for sleep analysis. The C…
From medical tradition to traditional medicine
The Mercury Puzzle
In the last decades, Tibetan medicine has spread around the globe. From a Western point of view, Tibetan medicine is part of Complementary and Alternative Medicine ( cam ). In many Asian medicines, mercury sulphide is considered an important ingredient. Tibetan medicine is famous for its precious pills, many of which contain mercury sulphide in the form of an ash called tsotel ( btso thal ). In the Western, specifically in the European context, s…
It is Modern to be Traditional
Europe takes a rather cautious approach to herbal medicines. Traditional Herbal Medicines are regulated via European Union-directive 2001/83/EC, especially articles 16a‐h. For Asian medicines, this new regulation poses several challenges, specifically the requirements on medicine ‘quality’ and on requirements of a proven record of at least 15 years of tradition or use within the EU. This makes it very hard for most of the medicines of Asian tradi…
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It is Modern to be Traditional
Europe takes a rather cautious approach to herbal medicines. Traditional Herbal Medicines are regulated via European Union-directive 2001/83/EC, especially articles 16a‐h. For Asian medicines, this new regulation poses several challenges, specifically the requirements on medicine ‘quality’ and on requirements of a proven record of at least 15 years of tradition or use within the EU. This makes it very hard for most of the medicines of Asian tradi…
The Mercury Puzzle
In the last decades, Tibetan medicine has spread around the globe. From a Western point of view, Tibetan medicine is part of Complementary and Alternative Medicine ( cam ). In many Asian medicines, mercury sulphide is considered an important ingredient. Tibetan medicine is famous for its precious pills, many of which contain mercury sulphide in the form of an ash called tsotel ( btso thal ). In the Western, specifically in the European context, s…
From medical tradition to traditional medicine
Development and evaluation of a cardiac coherence index for sleep analysis
Cardiac coherence measurement is an established technology in biofeedback systems for stress release. Studies have typically been conducted with participants during ordinary waking consciousness, yet cardiac coherence during sleep may be even more important in illness prevention and health promotion. We investigated whether it was possible to develop an alternative effective technology: the Cardiac Coherence Index (CCI), for sleep analysis. The C…
Challenging the Biomedical Notion of 'Active Substance
Sowa Rigpa (Tibetan medicine) has been practiced across vast regions of Central and South Asia for centuries. In this medical tradition, it is common practice to dynamically adapt the mainly herbal formulas according to the regional flora and local conditions, and to use local variants of ingredients. Consequently, one Tibetan ingredient name within a specific formula can signify a variety of therapeutically fitting botanical items, which appear …
Escaping the rigidity trap
Rigid pharmacopoeial regulations constrain traditional medicine, often excluding herbs due to strict compliance. Climate change and rising global demand threaten natural resources, while slow regulatory adaptation further restricts herbal ingredients. Narrow regulatory specificity and fragile resources create a rigidity trap, where regulations fail to accommodate the dynamic nature of traditional medicine. Traditional medical systems, such as Tib…
Medicine (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Tibetan medicine (3 works) · Traditional medicine (3 works) · Alternative medicine (2 works) · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Traditional Chinese medicine (2 works) · Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications (1 works) · Alchemy (1 works)