A Study of the Pulse Diagnosis Research Trend in China II: Clinical Application

중국의 맥상파(脈象波) 연구동향 II: 임상활용 분야

  • Shin, Sang-Hoon (Dept. of Biofunctional Medicine and Diagnosis, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Ki-Wang (Dept. of Diagnosis, College of Oriental Medicine, Sangji University) ;
  • Rhim, Hye-Whon (Biomedical Research Center, KIST) ;
  • Park, Young-Jae (Dept. of Biofunctional Medicine and Diagnosis, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Park, Young-Bae (Dept. of Biofunctional Medicine and Diagnosis, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University)
  • 신상훈 (경희대학교 한의과대학 진단 . 생기능의학과학교실) ;
  • 김기왕 (상지대학교 한의과대학 진단학교실) ;
  • 임혜원 (KIST 생체과학연구부 의과학연구센터) ;
  • 박영재 (경희대학교 한의과대학 진단 . 생기능의학과학교실) ;
  • 박영배 (경희대학교 한의과대학 진단 . 생기능의학과학교실)
  • Published : 2005.07.31

Abstract

Background and purpose: The purpose of this study is to review the recent 10 year Chinese achievements on the objectification of traditional pulse diagnosis in clinical area. Methods: From the China Journal Full Text Database (中國學術期刊全文數据庫) we searched papers on pulse diagnosis by the keyword 'Maizhen'(脈診) Resulls: The researches are summarized into four parts; (1) the researches on the normal pulse in the physiological state (2) the clinical researches of pulse diagnosis on the symptom and disease diagnosis (3) the clinical researches of pulse diagnosis on the acupuncture treatment (4) the application of pulse diagnosis on the functional evaluation of the athlete. Conclusion: The undoubted principles of the traditional pulse diagnosis are evaluated by the objective clinical researches. And the researchers are trying to find a new application area over the traditional one.

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