Abstract
Objective : Kyungakjeonsuh(景岳全書) is a general medical book written by Jang, Gaebin(張介賓). In this book, Maekshinjang(脈神章) written about Maek, has three parts: (1)Naegyung maekui(內經脈義); (2)Tongiljamaekui(通一子脈義); (3)various views of Maek according to different schools. Among these three parts, Tongiljamaekui is Jang Gaebin's view on Maek, which is also called Jungmaek 16parts(正脈16部), a summary of the existing theory of Maek. Method : The contents of this paper are Chesangshi(體狀詩), literally means Body and Condition and Joobyingshi(主病詩), literally means Major Ailment of Binhohmaekhak(瀕湖脈學), and Jungmaek 16parts of Maekshinjang, and the result of examination through comparing them. Result : The purpose of this paper is to indicate the characters of the theories of Maek written in Kyungakjeonsuh through comparing Jungmaek 16 parts and Binhohmaekhak written by Doctor Yi, Shijin(李時珍), which is the basic study of Maek. Conclusion : The major study sectors of Kyungakjeonsuh are (1) the summary of the existing Maeksang as 16 Maeks, (2) the new definition of Huh Maek(虛脈) and Shil Maek(實脈) and (3) the utilization of eight-class-demonstration(8綱辨證) with 6 Maeks (浮, 沈, 遲, 數, 虛, 實) as a general principle.
