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April 1, 2019 Vol. 1 Hani Times

Characteristics of Traditional Korean Medicine (TKM)

By Winston Lee L.Ac., Ph.D., KMD

△ Donguibogam(東醫寶鑑)
△ Donguisoosebowon(東醫壽世保元)

Brief Introduction of TKM diseases, how to make medicines, Neo-Confucian moral concepts Saam Acupuncture(舍岩鍼法) those of the creation and governor

Traditional Korean medicine how to use them to treat illnesses, such as Benevolence, Rightness, Saam Acupuncture was formulated relationships.
(TKM) has long history and history and knowledge about acupuncture Propriety, and Wisdom. by Saam. The original text In the case of insufficiency of any
of TKM has started since 3000 B.C. and moxibustion. His observation implied that the that forms the basis for Saam meridian, the mother points of
It is traced back to the Bronze His work further integrated the adverse response of the human acupuncture was produced during its mother and its own meridians
Age of Korean history, when known Korean and Chinese body to a specific herbs. the Chosun Dynasty in Korea should be tonified and the governor
needles made of stone and bones medicine of its time and was He also emphasized the mutual (1644~1742). The text itself was points of its governor and its own
were found at Northern Province influential to Chinese, Japanese and interaction of mind and body in a likely compiled by the students of a meridians should be sedated.
of Korea. Besides, literatures Vietnamese medicine at that time. whole as the crucial point of human wandering Buddhist monk known For example, the following is
revealed that the Korean ancestors Donguibogam is the most famous physiology and pathology. as Saam. applied if the lung meridian is
had developed their own unique book for Korean herbal formulas Things that his Sa-sang The theory was based on ‘Yin- diagnosed as deficient:
curative folk medicine. and valued for enhancing common Constitutional Medicine makes Yang’ and ‘Five Elements’ theory. earth tonification, lung meridian-
Although TKM has been influenced people’s quality of life. more distinctive is that Lee, According to patient’s symptoms earth point LU9 and spleen
by traditional Chinese medicine During Chosun Dynasty, only Jema thought causes diseases or and diagnosis, the doctor determines meridian-earth point SP3 and fire
(TCM), it has developed distinctive nobles could get expensive symptoms are not from outside the points based on Saam’s sedation, lung meridian fire point
features. Around the tenth century, imported Chinese herbs for herbal such as coldness, heat, wind, moist, acupuncture formula. LU10, and heart meridian-fire point
Chinese medical books were decoctions. or dryness but failing controlling Saam acupuncture mainly uses HT8.
introduced to Korea. Heo, Jun was trying to find and mind. This is closer concept of acupuncture points at the ends of The other meridians follow the
In those days, Koreans started introduce substitutable native herbs modern psychosomatic theories. the four limbs. The basic rules are same rule, as described above.
movement to develop its own for poor common people.
medical system. The formulas introduced in this
The most famous book of book are sorted according to the Saam Acupuncture Combination for Each Meridian
Korean traditional medicine symptoms of the patient.
Tonification Formula Sedation Formula
is ‘Donguibogam(東醫寶鑑)’ The order of contents is very
which was written in Chosun comprehensive and reasonable Tonification Sedation Tonification Sedation
Dynasty(1392-1910). so that any practitioner can easily
Lung 태연 태백 소부 어제 소부 어제 음곡 척택
It covers broad medical fields in just search the proper formula for the (Lu-w9) (Sp-3) (Ht-8) (Lu-10) (Ht-8) (Lu-10) (K-10) (Lu-5)
one book, and it shows how Korean patient. Donguibogam is literally
Large 삼리 곡지 양곡 양계 양곡 양계 통곡 이간
Medicine is different from that of translated as ‘Treasured Mirror of
Intestine (St-36) (Li-11) (Si-5) (Li-5) (Si-5) (Li-5) (Ub-66) (Li-2)
Chinese. Eastern Medicine’.
There are three physicians from Stomach 양곡 해계 임읍 함곡 임읍 함곡 상양 여태
(Si-5) (St-41) (Gb-41) (St-43) (Gb-41) (St-43) (Li-1) (St-45)
the Chosun Dynasty (1392-1910) Sa-sang Constitutional
who are generally credited with the Medicine(四象醫學) Spleen 소부(Ht-8) 대도(Sp-2) 대돈(Lv-1) 은백(Sp-1) 대돈(Lv-1) 은백(Sp-1) 경거(Lu-8) 상구(Sp-5)

development of TKM. They are Sa-sang Constitutional Medicine
Heart 대돈(Lv-1) 소충(Ht-9) 음곡(K-10) 소해(Ht-3) 음곡(K-10) 소해(Ht-3) 태백(Sp-3) 신문(Ht-7)
Heo, Jun, Saam, and Lee, Je-ma. was introduced and well explained
in his book, Donguisoosebowon(東 Small 임읍 후계 전곡 통곡 전곡 통곡 삼리 소해
Donguibogam(東醫寶鑑) 醫壽世保元), which is written by Intestine (Gb-41) (Si-3) (Si-2) (Ub-66) (Si-2) (Ub-66) (St-36) (Ht-3)
The Year of 2009 was a very Lee, Jema in 1894. Urinary 상양 지음 삼리 위중 삼리 위중 임읍 속골
significant year in the history And it introduces that there are four Bladder (Li-1) (Ub-67) (St-36) (Ub-40) (St-36) (Ub-40) (Gb-41) (Ub-65)
of TKM, as the Donguibogam, different constitutional types for
Kidneys 경거(Lu-8) 부류(K-7) 태백(Sp-3) 태계(K-3) 태백(Sp-3) 태계(K-3) 대돈(Lv-1) 용천(K-1)
compiled by Heo, Jun (1539-1615), human body, whose metabolism
was listed on UNESCO’s Memory rate and features are distinguished Pericardium 대돈(Lv-1) 중충(Pc-9) 음곡(K-10) 곡택(Pc-3) 음곡(K-10) 곡택(Pc-3) 태백(Sp-3) 대릉(Pc-7)
of the World Register. from one another.
Triple 임읍 중저 통곡 액문 통곡 액문 삼리 천정
The 25-volume encyclopedia on the Human being are could be classified Burner (Gb-41) (Tb-3) (Ub-66) (Tb-3) (Ub-66) (Tb-3) (St-36) (Tb-10)
principles of Korean medicine, as by these four types as Tae-yang(太
Gall 통곡 협계 상양 규음 상양 규음 양곡 양보
studied up to the early 17th century, 陽), Tae-eum(太陰), So-yang(少陽), Bladder (Ub-66) (Gb-43) (Li-1) (Gb-44) (Li-1) (Gb-44) (Si-5) (Gb-38)
contains detailed explanations of the So-eum(少陰).
Liver 음곡(K-10) 곡천(Lv-8) 경거(Lu-8) 중봉(Lv-4) 경거(Lu-8) 중봉(Lv-4) 소부(Ht-8) 행간(Lv-2)
causes and diagnoses of a variety of Philosophy behind the theory is