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Acupuncture following the four seasons in Maijing (『맥경(脈經)』의 사시자법(四時刺法))

  • Eom, Dong-Myung
    • Journal of Acupuncture Research
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.236-243
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    • 2002
  • Objective : It is called 'Acupuncture following the four seasons', to differ the acupuncturing depth in the skin or the curing region following different seasons on the ground of heaven-person corresponding thought. The method of using five Su points is generally introduced in Yongchu or Nanjing. They only suggest the curing principles and don't mention the concrete location of the points. But definite points is shown in Maijing. Let me introduce Acupuncture following the four seasons in Maijing to you in this study. Methods : In order to study Acupuncture following the four seasons in Maijing, the first we summarise Acupuncture following the four seasons using five Su points in Yongchu and Nanjing. The second, we search for Acupuncture following the four seasons in Maijing, and analyze its contents. Results & Conclusion : According to the examination of Maijing, it succeeded to the theory of Nanjing, suggested Acupuncture following the four seasons with the method of using five Su points and acupuncture applying the principle of reinforcement and reduction. Furthermore, we know that the principle of apply not only acupuncture but also moxibustion to Acupuncture following the four seasons in Maijing.

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Study on Medical Treatment by the Zang-qi-fa-shi(藏氣法時) (장기법시(藏氣法時)의 관점(觀点)으로 본 치법(治法) 연구(硏究))

  • Kim, Hyun-Jung;Kang, Jung-Soo
    • Journal of Haehwa Medicine
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.99-107
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    • 2007
  • Keeping in step with four seasons, Spring, summer, autumn, and winter, the heaven and earth(天地) has been born(生), grown(長), coverted(化), gained(收), and kept(藏) by interaction of yiyang and yuqi(五氣: 木火土金水). And according to Naiching, human being is born with energy of heaven and earth(天地之氣) and is grown with the law of four seasons(四時之法). So, we now know that the human's body and nature interact each other. The oriental medical science has been studied the effect that the nature's change influences on human body. Now, I get some idea that using herb medicine and acupuncture should have hanged following the change of four seasons. We know that there is a cycle in nature. Every day sun arise and down, and every month moon gets full and new. And every year, four seasons orderly change, from spring to winter. All of this is the law of nature and human body adapts this law. Man always shows the physiological phenomena which changes under the law of nature, especially the turning of the seasons. Therefore, we should use different medical methods in different seasons.

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Comparative Clinical Study between Oriental Medicine and Oriental-western Medicine Treatment on Facial Nerve Paralysis (구안와사(口眼喎斜)에 대한 한의(韓醫) 및 한(韓)·서의(西醫) 협진(協診) 치료(治療)의 임상(臨床) 관찰(觀察))

  • Kang, Mi-Jung;Kim, Kee-Hyun;Hwang, Hyeon-Seo
    • Journal of Acupuncture Research
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.55-66
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    • 2000
  • The following results have been obtaind after examing 72patients with facial paralysis who were hospitalzed and treated through the time period of December 1st, 1996 to November 30th, 1999 at the Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion of Seoul Oriental Medicine, Kyungwon University. During the examination, those 72 patients were divided into two groups, and One group was treated by oriental-western treatment, the other group was treated by oriental treatment. Oriental treatments were acupuncture and moxibustion, herb medicine, physical treatment and hygienic treatment. The one of main western treatments is steroid therapy. The results were obtained as follows : 1. In regard to signs at the first medical examination, lacrimation was showed highest number and facial paralysis, dysgeusia, hyperacusis were showed in numerical order. 2. In regard to prescription of oriental herb medicine, Kamissangbotang(加味雙補湯) was prescribed in greatest numbers and Boyangwhanotang(補陽還五湯), Kamiboiktang(加味補益湯), Ligigepungtang(理氣祛風湯) were prescribed in numerical order. 3. In regard to treatment number, 10~19 times for treatment was showed highest number and 1~9 times, 20~29 times, 40~49 times were showed in numerical order . 4. In regard to mean treatment times about injury region and main sign, the effect of oriental-western treatment was showed as follows: lacrimal gland disorder, hyperacusis, dysgeusia, facial paralysis were treated for 15.1, 27, 13.2 and 21.4 times, repectively. The effect of oriental treatment was showed as follows: lacrimal gland disorder, hyperacusis, dysgeusia, facial paralysis were treated for 34.8, 22.1, 33.8 and 16.3 times, respectively. 5. In regard ta the effect of treatment about injury region and main sign, oriental-western treatment was showed as follows: cases of lacrimal gland disorder were showed 1 of excellent case, 1 of fair case, 5 of good cases. In hyperacusis patients, there was showed 1 of fair case. In dysgeusia patients, there was showed 1 of excellent case, 3 of fair cases, 1 of good case. In facial paralysis, there were showed 5 of fair cases. Oriental treatment was showed as follows: In lacrimal gland disorder, the excellent were 4 cases, the fair were 10 cases, the good were 3 cases and the poor were 4 cases, In hyperacusis, the fair were 5 cases, the poor 2 cases. In dysgeusia, the excellent were 4 cases, the fair were 1 case, the good were 1 case and the poor was 1 case, In facial paralysis, the excellent were 9 cases, the fair were 4 cases, the good 3 cases and the poor were 3 cases. 6. The effect of total treatment was as follows: 30 cases were showed fair effect, 19 cases were showed excellent effect, 13 cases were showed good effect and 10 cases were showed poor effect. 7. In regard to attack factor, overlabour was showed highest number and wind-cold, mental stress, trauma, ear disease, common cold, dental diseae, reason unknwon were showed in numerical order. 8. In regard to premonitory symptoms, non significant symptoms were in 38 cases, the pain of peri-stylomastoid region were in 38 cases and headache, dysaesthesia of periorbit, dysgeusia, stomatitis, eyelid tic were showed in numerical order. 9. In regard to sex, male were 33 cases and female were 39 cases. The distribution of age was disclosed that thirty, forty, fifty, seventy, sixty, twenty and below twenty years were revealed in turn. Sex and paralytic side were showed as follows: male-left were 15 cases, male-right were 18 cases, female-left were 19 cases and female-right were 19 cases. In regard to attack frequence in month, March was showed highest number and January, April, May, August, October, etc were showed in numerical order. In regard to attack frequence in season, spring was showed highest number and winter, summer, fall were showed in numerical order, but attack frequence between four seasons wasn't showed significant difference.

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