• The Journal of Korean Medical History
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.41-50
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• 2014

This article is about the study on pictures of Daoist exercises described in Euibangyoochi- which is the largest book in Joseon Dynasty. Daoist exercises are the active exercises to prevent disease by training their body. In Euibangyoochi, there are lots of information of Daoist exercises. Specially, pictures of Daoist exercises are from '$q{\acute{u}}xi{\bar{a}}nhu{\acute{o}}r{\acute{e}}$nxīnf$\bar{a}$ng'. There are movements of body, methods of respiration, tooth brushing, and hand clapping in Daoist exercises this book. On the other hand, the pictures of Daoist exercises were composed with simple explanations so that readers actually might follow the directions at ease. There are 8 pictures of Daoist exercises left in Euibangyoochi. Those are Daoist exercises tradition in the midium of Joseon Dynasty which led to Hwalinshimbang of Yi-hwang. Also with the trend of preventing disease in these days, the importance of Daoist exercises is emphasized and these pictures became a tool of teaching the old Daoist exercises.

• Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.97-113
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• 2023

Objectives This study examined the trends in domestic and international research on the treatment of sarcopenia and analyzed the effectiveness of the treatment. Based on the results, we suggest directions for future Korean medicine research on sarcopenia. Methods The study was conducted using Arksey and O'Malley's scoping review methodology. It included three international databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library) and five domestic databases (Korean studies Information Service System, Korean Medical database, Oriental Medicine Advanced Search Integrated System, Research Information Sharing Service, ScienceON) were used. Literatures published until April 30, 2023, including the contents of 'sarcopenia' and Korean Medicine treatment', were searched. Results A total of 45 studies were included in the analysis. The number of studies on Korean medicine treatments for sarcopenia is steadily increasing, with the majority of studies coming from Asian countries. Of the 45 studies, 30 were conducted in the field of medicine, and the study design was analyzed into 10 clinical studies and 35 non-clinical studies. Among the 10 clinical studies, the most common treatment interventions were herbs (n=4), followed by Daoist exercises (n=3). The most common diagnostic criteria used in clinical studies were those published by the Asian working group for sarcopenia, and various physical examinations and laboratory tests were used as outcome measures. Conclusions The future direction of Korean medicine research on sarcopenia should be to expand the number of clinical studies applying Korean medicine treatment interventions.