• Herbal Formula Science
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.1-20
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to examine how exterior-relieving herbs are blended by each prescription with emphasis on Internal disease range of Donguibogam by limiting Wind herbs in exterior-relieving herbs to apply exterior-relieving herbs to internal diseases. Prescriptions mixed with exterior-relieving herbs is a prescription adding Bojungikgitang, Yijintang, Yimyosan, Yukilsan and Gilgyeongjigaktang. The mixed exterior-relieving herbs were diversely operated according to each prescription or medicines. However, the mixed exterior relieving herbs were mixed for rising yang & tonifying qi(升陽益氣) for the most part. The exterior-relieving herbs mixed with prescriptions had the total 15 kinds, Bupleuri Radix, Cimicifugae Rhizoma among them were mixed with prescriptions for the most part. In addition, two-kind mixed exterior-relieving herbs were utilized in order of Bupleuri Radix Cimicifuga Rhizoma and Bupleuri Radix Cimicifugae Rhizoma Notopterygii Rhizoma Ledebouriellae Radix. Taken together, Wind herbs is applied several purpose, so that it can contribute to treatment and prevention of internal diseases in present-day.

• Herbal Formula Science
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.19-28
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• 2003

Sokmyeungtang was the representative prescription for Apoplexy under the rule of Tang and Song dynasty of which the cultures were thriving in the history of China. However, the clinical use of Sokmyeungtang has been gradually reduced since Geumwon dynasty of China because it was misunderstood that the dryness heat drugs of pungent in flavor and warm in property such as Ephedra, Pubescent Angelica Root, Chinese Cassia Tree-Bark, Divaricate Saposhnikovia Root, Prepared Aconite Root, Fresh Ginger, and Wildginger Herb included in the presciption for Apoplexy supplemented heat as damaging Yin flood. In fact, the drugs pungent in flavor and warm in property activate exterior and interior circulation, circulate channels and collaterals, promote blood circulation, and remove blood stasis with the side effect of relieving exterior syndrome with drugs warming channels. When treating Apoplexy with Sokmyeungtang, the cold drugs such as Gypsum, Baikai Skullcap Root, and Pueraria Root are prescribed to suppress fire of pungent dryness and to control excessive heat of people with Apoplexy as reducing the effects of hot drugs causing impairment of Yin. For treatment of Apoplexy, the above drugs accelerate blood and Qi circulation in channels and collaterals and then in necrotic tissue of human body as removing blood stasis. Consequently, these drugs improve disorders of capillary tube circulation. If Sokmyeungtang, an old prescription, is properly understood, it will be substantially helpful to all kinds of treatments in clinical cases

• THE JOURNAL OF KOREAN ORIENTAL ONCOLOGY
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.119-136
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• 1999

Anti-cancer medi-alcohols in oriental herb prescriptions were divided by chef effects. Each medi-alcohols were analyzed and studied abut frequency, character, target, effect. Also, they were divided into the method of making medi-alcohols. The results were summerized as follows. 1. The department of using medi-alcohol in anticancer herbal scriptions were limited in gynecology, dermatology and digestive internal medicine. There were a lot in gynecology. 2. In analysis about medi-alcohols of dermato scriptions by chef effect, the herbs of relieving exterior syndrome were a lot first and the herbs of invigorating-qi were second. 3. In analysis about meld-alcohols of dermato scripions by chef effect, the herbs of promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis were a lot first and the herbs of invigorating-qi were second. 4. The method of making medi-alcohol was divided into four types ; boiling, making up pills, extration, filtration. I hope that the medi-alcohol will be used as practional references.

• FLOWER RESEARCH JOURNAL
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.93-101
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• 2008

Research materials used were 55 kinds of flower teas proven in medicinal efficacy based on publications in oriental medicinal science. Efficacy in oriental medical science of the selected plants was classified into 11 groups, exterior-relieving herbs, removing dampness by promoting diuresis herbs, heatclearing herbs, purgative herbs, tonic herbs, qi-activating herbs, herbs as blood-tonics, herbs warming the intestine, qi-regulating herbs, herbs for removing dampness by means of aromatics, and herbs activating blood. Moreover, they were assorted by fever (hot, warm, slightly warm, common, cool, and cold), flavor (sweet, bitter, spicy, sour, and salty), and toxicity (toxic or nontoxic). Generally, flower teas have been known to be drinkable by all people. However, it is important to select proper flower teas considering physical constitution and health condition of the individual. One should be cautious in drinking flower teas containing toxic ingredients and weak people should be prohibited drinking them. Further clinical study on efficacy of flower teas will contribute to commercialization of these teas.

• Herbal Formula Science
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.15-23
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• 2010

The spice phenomenon therapy is to adhibit aromatic herbs or materials to the human body or clothing, for the purpose of preventing and treating diseases. Mankind found the fire, and found that some plants and trees give off smoke when they are burning. Then, they found that some of aromatic substances had certain actions after being absorbed through the respiratory organ, which was the beginning of the spice phenomenon therapy. The spice phenomenon therapy is effective to relieve the exterior syndrome, to eliminate dampness, to regulate Qi flow, and to induce resuscitation. It has two actions. One is that the aromas that permeated the body, refreshes the mind, stimulates the appetite, strengthens the spleen and the stomach, and makes a relaxing sleep. The other is that the aromatic substances, absorbed into the human body, have pharmacological actions. The volatile aromatic substances have various pharmacological actions such as stimulating cranial nerves, dilating cardiac blood vessels, promoting gastric secretion, relaxing and sleep-inducing. It has been proved that the spice phenomenon therapy is anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial and is effective to dilate cerebral blood vessels and to ease the pain. It is expected to be studied more aggressively.

• Korean Journal of Oriental Medicine
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.169-181
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• 1997

Kimi(氣味) means five tastes(五味), sour, bitterness, sweetness, hot taste and astringency, and four conditions(四氣), cold, hot, warm and cool, in the oriental medicine. This is defined based on yn-yang 5 evolutive phasis(陰陽五行), and 5 evolutive phasis on the change of season. Four seasons, spring, summer, autumm, winter are clearly different but, the rainy season(長夏) is not. In the thee of Ki (氣), not worm not hot(平) is included in addition to the four conditions that is because the rainy season is not differentiated clearly. KImi have realations to the four seasons, that is, warm and hot taste is considered as spring, hot and astringency as summer, not worm not hot and sweetness as rainy season, cool and sour as autumm, and cold and bitterness as winter. 4 conditions can be classified more detail, because the changes of the seasons are continuous. In the action mechanisms, Gardeniae Fructus reduces Heat of Insufficency Type(虛熱) of the upper class of medicinal herbs(上焦), and Rhel Rhizoma reduces Exessive Heat(實熱) of the under class of them(下焦). The assay methods for four groups medicines can be developed in three ways according to the indicators as follows. First, by the indicator which defines cold-acting medicine(寒性藥) such as Rhei Rhizoma, Coptidis Rhizoma, Scutellariae Radix, Gardeniae Fructus and is differentiated clearly from Hot-acting medicine(熱性藥) at the same time. Second, when the medicines are classified into another four groups as Drugs for Dispelling Internal Cold(溫裏藥), Drugs for Relieving Exterior Syndrome(解表藥), Drugs for Dispelling Phlegm(祛痰藥), Drugs for Regulatings Ki Flow(理氣藥), by the indicator which satisfies each group and is differentiated from other groups, at the same time. Third, by the indicator which has to be defined for each medicinal herb for four classification, individually.