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August 1, 2019 Vol. 5 Hani Times

Comparison of Sasang Constitutional Medicine,

TCM and Ayurveda By Namwook Cho, L.Ac.

interventions therefore factors (such as the progression (as in SCM), but most of its
necessarily take into account of disease, family history and physiological explanations,
the multifaceted and complex congenital conditions) are taken including the organ structure
relationship between the spirit, into consideration but only in theory, are based on the five
mind and body, and the aim of a secondary capacity. elemental phases theory. The
therapy is not the elimination of five elemental phases are
the isolated disease or symptom Similarities and Differences represented by wood, fire,
but the treatment of the body in Physiology and Pathology earth, metal and water, and
as a whole. In SCM, the physiological and there exists a mutually assisting
TM diagnosis relies on subjective pathological concepts are based and controlling relationship
examination (observing, on the quadrifocal scheme or between them. The balance
listening, inquiring and quaternity (Sasang) that varies between these relationships is
palpating) of the patient by from the bifocal scheme or the therapeutic goal in TCM.
the medical professional, dichotomy found in the Yin-Yang The Ayurvedic physiology and
△ The picture shows 『The Yellow Emperor's Classic of and TM therapy includes a theory, the philosophical basis pathology are based on the theory
Medicine(黃帝內經)』 which represents TCM.
wide spectrum of therapeutic in TCM. As such, the internal of the five elements suggested
modalities such as herbal organ structure in SCM can be in the Vedic philosophy (ether,
The two most prevalent forms by Jema Lee in 1894, is an medication, acupunctural summarized in a seesaw model; air, fire, water and earth).
of traditional medicine (TM) indispensable part of TKM, which therapy and manual therapy. the seesaw model that can be Although perhaps similar at
in Asia are the traditional is generally based on the TCM TCM is primarily concerned seen in the SE and SY types first glance, this concept of the
Chinese medicine (TCM) and theories. Unlike conventional about the symptoms or is the spleen-kidney seesaw, five elements in Ayurveda is
the traditional Indian medicine TM, the SCM is rooted in the symptomatic manifestation, where the spleen controls the completely different from that
(represented by Ayurveda). neo-Confucianism philosophy SCM and Ayurveda emphasize intake of food and the kidney of the five elemental phase’s
The historical, cultural and and holds a constitution-based the enhancement of the patient’s controls the discharge of waste theory found in TCM. The two
social foundations of the Asian perspective. constitutional health condition. products, and the seesaw model theories deal with similarly
states were cultivated on top of that can be seen in the TE and named but actually different
the three main philosophical Similarities between SCM, Syndrome-Based Medicine TY types is the lung-liver seesaw, elements; the five elements in the
traditions, namely, the Vedic TCM and Ayurveda and Constitution-Based where the lung controls the Ayurvedic theory are depicted
philosophy (giving rise to SCM, TCM and Ayurveda share Medicine consumption of qi and fluid and to have a sequentially fortifying
Ayurveda), Taoism (giving rise the basic holistic approach to Individuals are born with different the liver controls the storage relationship only, whereas
to TCM) and Confucianism. healthcare in that an individual traits and characteristics. SCM of qi and fluid. The concept of the TCM elemental phases
Although it originated from is assessed as a whole entity. and Ayurveda emphasize the lung, liver, spleen and kidney interact mutually in assisting
TCM, traditional Korean According to these medical importance of variation in the in SCM was originally derived and controlling relationships.
medicine (TKM) eventually traditions, pathological constitutional makeup among from the TCM theories but (The article is written by Jong
evolved into an independent conditions are the results of individuals. In contrast, the later evolved into a different, Yeol Kim, Duong Duc Pham,
medical tradition with distinctive single or combined disturbances/ pathological presentation of the separate physiopathological and Byung Hee Koh and
qualities of its own. On a similar imbalances on the physical, patient at the time of examination concept. published on ‘Evidence Based
note, the Sasang constitutional psychological, social and is the foremost consideration The basic TCM pathology is also Complementary and Alternative
medicine (SCM), first introduced spiritual levels. Medical in TCM, whereas the other based on the Yin-ang theory Medicine’ on 2011.)

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