Korean Journal of Oriental Medicine (한국한의학연구원논문집)

Korean Institute of Oriental Medicine (한국한의학연구원)
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A study on KIMI-Theory (I) - The relationship between 'KI' and changes in body temperature -

기미론의 연구(I) - 부제 : 체온과 사기의 관계 -

  • 이한구 (한국한의학연구소 한약연구부 본초연구실) ;
  • 이미영 (한국한의학연구소 한약연구부 본초연구실) ;
  • 이제현 (한국한의학연구소 한약연구부 신약개발실)
  • Published : 1995.10.30
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Abstract

The common KIMI-Theory of Oriental medicine has evaluated clinical effects of herbal-drug based on KI, nature of berbs, and tastes. The KI in the theory consists of hotness, warm, cool and coldnes and also the Mi does five tastes such as sour, bitterness, sweet, spicy hotness and saltiness. However the KI does not mean thermal effect only. Thus we tried to determine skin and rectal temperatures at the same time for evaluating the relationship between KI and berbs. Male, adult Sprage-Dawly rat was chosen and berbal extract, 10g/Kg, was given orally once at 9:00 A.M. changes in rectal and skin temperatures were measured at 10, 30, 60, and 90 mins after the drug administratin. The changes in body temperatures are in greate deal of agreement of KI written in Herbology literatures.

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