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Feb 1, 2022 Vol. 35 Hani Times Research

Korean acupuncture: the individualized and practical acupuncture (3)

OVERVIEW OF KOREAN ACUPUNCTURE; Taegeuk Acupuncture

By Hye-jung Lee, Neurological Research

<Table2. General features of the Sasang constitutional medicine>
Constitution Nature The strongest organ/ Characteristics
The weakest organ
Taeyang Sorrow Lung/ Creative, positive, progressive,
Liver heroic and rash mind
Soyang Anger Spleen/ Unstable, easily get bored sacrificing,
Kidney righteous and hot tempered
Taeeum Gladness Liver/ Gentle, commercial, endurable,
lung humorous, coward and fearful mind
Soeum Enjoyment Kidney/ Neat and mild, negative, selfish,
Spleen intelligent, organized and jealous
<Table 3. Acupuncture points for diagnosis and treatment of the four constitutions in Taegeuk acupuncture

Constitution Energy discrepancy Diagnosis Treatment
Taeyang Metal excess and Wood deficiency HT8 LR3 (+) and LU9 (-)
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Soyang Fire excess and Water deficiency HT3 KI3 (+) and SP3 (-)
Taeeum Wood excess and Metal deficiency HT4 LU9 (+) and LR3 (-)
Sasang constitutional medicine four simple types of treatment Soeum Water excess and Fire deficiency HT7 SP3 (+) and LI4 (-)
describes four constitutions, for diverse illnesses aimed at (+): tonification, (-): sedation
Taeyang, Taeeum, Soyang recovering the energy balance
and Soeum, which indicate of the constitution. Dr Jae Ma be helpful in determining the Metal from the perspective of meridians.
constitutional energy Lee’s original system of Sasang type of constitution that the ‘Geuk’ cycle relationships of the Imbalances of Taeyang
discrepancies among major constitutional medicine lacked patient belongs to, because Five Phases. Similarly, people constitution, for example, can
organs (Table 2). According an acupuncture treatment for HT energy plays a central role with the Taeeum constitution be treated by acupuncture
to the Sasang constitutional four constitutions. To fill this in controlling other organs have a large liver and small lung points LR3 (+) and LU9
theory, an aggravated energy gap in the clinical application of in the system of Sasang energy, and are considered to be (-), where (+) indicates
discrepancy among major organ acupuncture, Dr Byeong Haeng constitutional medicine”. in a state of Wood excess, which tonification and (-) indicates
energies is the underlying Lee developed the Taegeuk For example, the constitutional can be regulated by stimulating sedation. Imbalances of Soeum
causative imbalance’ of acupuncture based on the Sasang characteristics of the Taeyang acupuncture point HT4, the constitution, however, can be
superficial pathologic conditions. constitutional medicine. constitution come from the Metal acupoint (Table 3). treated by acupuncture points
Dr Jae Ma Lee, founder of the Taegeuk acupuncture provides discrepancy between a large Taegeuk acupuncture provides SP3 (+) and Ll4 (-), instead of
Sasang constitutional medicine, acupuncture prescriptions for lung and a small liver energy. acupuncture prescriptions for Kl3 (-), based on the principle
gave his patients different the correction of the underlying According to the Taegeuk each of the four constitutions that the kidney should not be
combinations of herbs based on energy discrepancies that acupuncture theory, Taeyang described in Sasang constitutional sedated (Table 3). Regardless
their respective constitutions, are assumed in Sasang constitution is considered to medicine, which aim at a of the specific diseases that
even if they came to him with constitutional medicine. Dr be in a state of Metal excess, tonification of deficient energy the patient has, recovering
apparently similar diseases5’7·8. Byeong Haeng Lee suggested which may be regulated by of the small organ as well as the balance of energies is
Rather than dealing with that observation of reactions stimulating acupuncture point sedation of the excessive energy considered essential for the
thousands of different diseases, to acupuncture stimulation of HT8, the Fire acupoint of the of the large organ using the treatment and continuing
practitioners could deliver the HT meridian points might HT meridian. Fire suppresses source points of the relative optimum health of the patient.

Acupuncturists' Income sources have been Diverse and Increased.

More Than 80% of Acupuncturists Affected by COVID-19 in Income

By Namwook Cho L.Ac

Acupuncturists have been changed $59,999, 14.8 % specified an $15,000 and $29,999, 18.3% health insurance. It shows that proprietorship.
in good ways than the 2015 income between $60,000 and between $30,00 and $49,999, acupuncturists seemed to be • Are self-employed.
OA survey even the pandemic $79,999, 9.9 % specified an 17.2% $50,000 and $74,999, 11.3% more familiar working with • Have not used telehealth
affected the professions. The income between $80,000 and between $75,000 and $99,999. various medical professionals services over the past 12 months
highest income group's annual $99,999, and 11.1 % specified The primary way patients pay and insurance firms. to provide patient care.
gross income has increased by an income of above $100,000. for services or source of income Changes in Income During • The primary focus of their
double. More acupuncturists Respondents were asked to with the most frequent responses COVID-19 Pandemic practice is pain management.
were engaged in various types of report the primary source of being out-of-pocket (81.8%), A total of 81.6% remarked • Their practice uses acupuncture,
health insurance for an income income with the most frequent health insurance (55.5%), workers' that they were affected by the cupping, herbal therapy, diet
source, just like other healthcare responses being Health compensation (20.1%), personal pandemic; 59.9% of respondents and nutrition recommendations,
professionals in the US. Insurance (47.2 %), Private injury (14.6%), veterans affairs said "Decreased significantly," electroacupuncture, infrared
2015 OA Regarding Approximate Insurance (42.9 %), and Cash (10.1%), Medicaid/Medicare (9.3%). 21.7% "Decreased slightly." There therapy, ear seeds, manual
Gross Annual Income out of Pocket (33.8 %). Compared to earlier OA, out-of- were answers like "No change" therapy, heat therapy, and
The approximate gross income 2021 OA Regarding Approximate pocket has been increased from (9.7%), "Increased slightly" (5.4%), moxibustion.
generated from their Acupuncture Gross Annual Income 33.8% to 81.8%. "Increased significantly" (2.4%). • Reported English as their
practice, 42.7 % of respondents Comparing to 2015 OA, income Also, there were no responses Other Demographic characteristics native language.
specified an income below range has been changed. 17.9% of for income sources as workers' • Primary practice in an urban • Reported English as the
$40,000 a year, 16.3 % specified respondents’ income was under compensation, personal injury, location. language spoken by the majority
an income between $40,000 and $15,000 a year, 16.3 % between and veterans’ affairs besides • Primary practice as a sole of their patients.