A Literature study on the external treatment of nose diseases

鼻病의 外治法에 關한 文獻的 考察

A Literature study on the external treatment of nose diseases, the results are as follows; 1. Nose was called "Cheun-bin(天牝)", was outer orifice of the lung, was the gate of vital energe(氣), The main function of nose is divided three pacts. One is the respiration, another is the sense of smell, the other is the sounding consonance. 2. Nose is concerned with The Lung(肺), The Spleen(脾), The Heart(心), The Stomach(胃), The Large intestine(大腸), The Bladder(膀胱) in the organs, is concerned with Lung Meridean, Large intestine Meridean, Stomach Meridean, Heart Meridean, Spleen Meridean, Governor Vessel Meridean etc. 3. The method on the external treatment of nose diseases is classified with obstructive method, pouring method, blowing method, attaching method, plaster method, rubbing method, cleansing method, poulticing method. In frequency of practical use, Obstructive method is used 276 cases, Blowing method is used 123 cases, Attaching method is used 103 cases, Plaster method is used 76 cases. 4. In frequency of the medicinal works on the external treatment of nose diseases, Herba Asari(細辛) is used 134 cases, Pedicellus Melo(瓜 ) is used 85 cases, Radix Aconiti Praeparata(附子) is used 52 cases, Herba Agastachis(麝香) is used 51 cases, Semen Armeniacae Amarurn(杏仁) is used 44 cases etc. In frequency of a prescription on the external treatment of nose diseases, Tongcho-san(通草散) is used 9 cases, $Sesin-go{\cdot}Sinyi-go{\cdot}Changpo-san$ are used 8 cases, $Kwache-san{\cdot}Wungwhang-san$ are used 7 cases etc.