• Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.107-117
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• 2012

Objective : Processing of medicinals are one of the most important part in medicinal treatment. However, in text books, there are disagreements and several terms with same meanings. Method : We tried to compare the processing of medicinals in text book, Bonchohak especially in exterior-releasing medicinal and heat-clearing medicinal. Results : The terms of processing of medicinals in introductions of text book, Bonchohak are different from those in an itemized discussion of exterior-releasing medicinal and heat-clearing medicinal. Conclusion : The terms of processing of medicinals in text book, Bonchohak should be reorganized and improved to make be clear and sure as a text book.

• Journal of Korean Medical classics
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.107-118
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• 2010

Terminology in any study is an important part. In traditional medicine, especially in meteria medica, ther are many sections of explanation, which are origin, place of production, component, taste, effectiveness meridian entry, symptoms of disease, etc. "Bonchohak(本草學)" is one of the textbook of meteria medica in Korea. In that book, descriptions of meteria medica by effectiveness, symptoms of disease are supposed to be with accordance in the same section. However, unfortunately it is not. In this paper, I will explain those discordances and differences.