Namu Yakushi Nyorai Om

Yakushi Buddhist Dispensary

The Yakushi dispensary was formally instituted in Norfolk by Shifu Nagaboshi, a teacher of the mikkyo Buddhist traditions, during the mid 1980’s but has existed for many years notably at earlier Buddhist centres in London and Cambridge. As well as producing low cost Buddhist medicines Yakushi aims to teach and make more widely known the principles of traditional Buddhist medicine (TBM) its healing and diagnostics particularly those based upon or evolving from natural remedies and Phytotherapy. It has much in common with Ayurvedic and modern Naturopathic systems

When and where requested Yakushi has supplied Buddhist temples, centres and monks of all the major & minor traditions for many years.
Yakushi Buddhist medicines are prepared using non Taoist medical principles based upon the Buddhist teachings concerning the Five Elements. No animals are harmed or imprisoned in such preparation at any stage.

• Background to Buddhist medicine• Preparation methods • Our medicines