• 제목/요약/키워드: herb history

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"삼국사기(三國史記)"에 기록된 의약내용(醫藥內容) 분석 (Study on Medical Records In ${\ulcorner}$the Historical Records of the Three Kingdoms${\lrcorner}$)

  • 신순식;최환수
    • 제3의학
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    • 제2권1호
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    • pp.35-54
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    • 1997
  • We tried to observe the features of ancient medical practice by analysing the records related to medicine in the book, ${\ulcorner}$the Historical Records of the Three Kingdom${\lrcorner}$ of which content includes the features of medicine in mythology, plague, delivery of twins, drugs, medical system, shamanism, constitutional medicine, psychiatry, forensic medicine, deformity, a spa, medical phrase, health and welfare work, religion, death. physiological anatomy, Taoist medicine, acupuncture, the occult af of transformation and etc. Our initial concern was about where to draw line as of medical field and we defined medicine in more broad meaning. The book ${\ulcorner}$the Historical Records of the Three Kingdoms${\lrcorner}$ describes the world of mythology by way of medicine which is not clearly a conventional one. There appears records of birth of multiple offsprings 7 times in which cases are of triplets or more. Delivering multiple offsprings were rare phenomenon though such fertility was highly admired. This shows one aspect of ancient country having more population meant more power of the nation. Of those medical records conveyed in that book includes stories of childbirth such as giving birth to a son after praying, giving birth to Kim Yoo-shin after 20 months after mother's dream of conception, and a song longing for getting a laudable child. Plagues were prevalent throughout winter to spring season and one can observe various symptoms of plagues in the record. Of these epidemic diseases, cold type might have been more common than the heat one. Appearance of epidemic diseases frequently coincided with that of natural disasters that this suggests a linkage between plague and underlying doctrine on five elements' motion and six kinds of natural factors. There exists only a few names of diseases such as epidemic disease, wind disease, and syndrome characterized by dyspnea. Otherwise there appeared only afflictions that were not specified therefore it remains cluless to keep track of certain diseases of prevalence. Since this ${\ulcorner}$Historical Records of the Three Kingdoms'${\lrcorner}$ wasn't any sort of medical book, words and terms used were not technical kind and most were the ones used generally among lay people. Therefore any mechanisms of the diseases were hardly mentioned. Some of medicinal substances such as Calculus Bovis, Radix Ginseng, Gaboderma Luciderm, magnetitum were also in use in those days. 53 kinds of dietary supplies appears in the records and some of these might have been used as medicinal purpose. Records concerning dicipline of one's body includes activities such as hunting, archery, horseback riding etc. In Shilla dynasty there were positions such as professor of medicine, Naekongbong(內供奉), Kongbong's doctor(供奉醫師), Kongbong's diviner(供奉卜師). As an educational facility, medical school was built at the first year of King Hyoso's reign and it's curricula included various subjects as ${\ulcorner}$Shin Nong's Herbal classic${\lrcorner}$, ${\ulcorner}$Kabeul classic of acupuncture and moxbustion${\lrcorner}$, ${\ulcorner}$The Plain Questions of the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine${\lrcorner}$, ${\ulcorner}$Classic of Acupuncturer${\lrcorner}$, ${\ulcorner}$The Pulse Classic${\lrcorner}$, ${\ulcorner}$Classic of Channels and Acupuncture Points${\lrcorner}$ and ${\ulcorner}$Difficult Classic${\lrcorner}$. There were 2 medical professors who were in charge of education. To establish pharmacopoeia, 2 Shaji(舍知), 6 Sha(史), 2 Jongshaji(從舍知) were appointed. In Baekje dynasty, Department of Herb was maintained. Doing praying for the sake of health, doing phrenology also can be extended to medical arena. Those who survived over 100 years of age appear 3 times in the record, while 98 appears once. The earliest psychiatrist Nokjin differentiated symptoms to apply either therapies using acupuncture and drug or psychotherapy. There appears a case of rape, a case of burying alive with the dead, 8 cases of suicide that can characterize a prototype of forensic medicine. Deformity-related records include phrases as follow: 'there seems protrudent bone behind the head', 'a body which has two heads, two trunks, four arms.', 'a body equipped with two heads' In those times spa can be said to be used as a place for he리ing, convalescence, and relaxation seeing the records describing a person pretended illness and went to spa to enjoy with his friends. Priest doctors and millitary surgeons were in charge of the medical sevice in the period of the Three Kingdoms by the record written by Mookhoja(墨胡子) and Hoonkyeom(訓謙). Poor diet and regimen makes people more vulnerable to diseases. So there existed charity services for those poor people who couldn't live with one's own capacity such as single parents, orphans, the aged people no one to take care and those who are ill. The cause of affliction was frequently coined with human relation. There appeared the phenomenon of releasing prisoners and allowing people to become priests at the time of king's suffering. Besides, as a healing procedure, sutra-chanting was peformed. There appears 10 cases of death related records which varies from death by drowning, or by freezing, death from animals, death from war, death from wightloss and killing oneself at the moment of spouse's death and etc. There also exist certain records which suggest the knowledge of physiology and anatomy in those times. Since the taoist books such as ${\ulcorner}$Book of the Way and Its Power(老子道德經)${\lrcorner}$ were introduced in the period of Three Kingdoms, it can be considered that medicine was also influenced by taoism. Records of higher level of acupuncture, records which links the medicine and occult art of transformation existed. Although limited, we could figure out the medical state of ancient society.

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약침치료(藥鍼治療)를 통한 요통환자(腰痛患者)의 호전도(好轉度)에 관한 임상적(臨床的) 관찰(觀察) (Clinical Observation about the Extent of Improvement of Low Back Pain Patient through Medi-acupuncture Therapy)

  • 육태한
    • 대한한의학회지
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    • 제16권1호통권29호
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    • pp.184-197
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    • 1995
  • After 45 patients examined as to the result of medical treatment among the ones who came to Dept. of Pain Clinic, Oriental Medical Hospital, Chunju Woosuk University complaining low back pain chiefly from Dec/19/1994 to Feb/7/1995 for 50 days or so were observed clinically, the results were obtained as follows: 1. In duration of the case history, acute stage(37.8%) was the most predominant, and subacute stage(35.6%) and chronic stage(26.7%) were revealed in turn. 2. In opinions of radiation, Spondylosis(26.7%) was the most predominant, Scoliosis(15.6%) and HIVD(11.1%) were revealed in order, and 3 cases were revealed to be negative. 3. In the radiating pain of the lower limb, the radiating pains of the left lower limb were the most predominant and those of the right lower limb and those of both lower limbs were revealed in turn. By the way, 31.1% of patients didn't suffer from the radiating pain of the lower limb. 4. In the grade of the seriousness of subsective symptom, Grade 2(66.7%) was the most predominant, and Grade 3, Grade 4, and Grade 1 followed it in order. 5. In the period of the treatments of medi-acupuncture, 2-5 day treatments(31.1%) were major and 6-10 day treatments(26.7%), 16-20 day treatments(11.1%), 26-30 day treatments(11.1%), over 31 day treatments(11.1%), 11-15 day treatments(4.4%), and 21-25 day treatments(4.4%) followed it by turns. Thus 2-10 day treatments are 57.8% and under 30 day treatments are 57.8% of all. 6. In the frequency of use of each medi-acupuncture, V was most frequency used in 41 cases(91.1%), and 11 cases of HN(24.4%), 8 cases of MOK(17.8%), 4 cases of OK(8.9%), 2 cases of B(4.4%), and a case of I(2.2%) were revealed in turn. 7. In the effect of treatments, 10 cases(22.2%) were excellent, 25 cases(55.6%) were good, 5 cases(11.1%) were fair, and 5 cases(11.1%) were poor. As the result, 88.9% of all changed for the better and all of these were improved within the third trial. 8. The effect of the treatments per durations was 100% in acute stage, 93.8% in subacute stage, and 66.7% in chronic stage. According to that, it was reavealed that the rate of treatments decreased as it came near to the chronic stage. 9. The effect of treatments per radiating pains was 87.5% in the radiating pains of the left lower limb, 81.8% in those of the right lower limb, 100% in those of both lower limbs, and 92.9% in case that patients have no radiating pains. So in the rate of treatments on radiating pains of the lower limbs, the case of both sides or no radiating pains was higher than that of one side. 10. In the effect of treatments per the condition of patients, Grade 4 showed 100% of improvement, Grade 3 showed 90.9% of improvement, Grade 2 showed 86.7% of improvement, and Grade 1 showed 100% of improvement. 11. In the effect of treatments per contents of treatments, the group treated with medi-acupuncture therapy, herb medication therapy, acupuncture therapy, and physiothrapy at the same time(Group 1) showed 100% of improvement, the group treated with medi-acupuncture therapy, acupuncture therapy, and physiotherapy simultaneously(Group 2) showed 73.7% of improvement, and the group treated with medi-acupuncture therapy and acupuncture therapy at the same time(Group 3) showed 100% of improvement. 12. 2-5 day treatments showed 78.6% of improvement, 6-10 day treatments showed 91.7% of improvement, and over 31 day treatments showed 100% of improvement. As the result, genarally the longer the period of treatment was, the better the effect of treatment was. 13. When only V was used, the rate of treatment was 96.2%. When only HN was used, the rate of treatment was 100%. When only MOK was used, the rate of treatment was 100%. When V and HN were used at the same time, the rate of treatment was 33.3%. When V and MOK were used at the same time, the rate of treatment was 100%. When V and OK were used at the same time, the rate of treatment was 100%. When V, HN, and MOK were used at the same time, the rate of treatment was 100%. When V, OK, and MOK were used at the same time, the rate of treatment was 100%. When V, MOK, and B were used at the same time, the rate of treatment was 100%. When V, HN, OK, and I were used at the same time, the rate of treatment was 100%. When V, HN, and B were used at the same time, the rate of treatment was 100%.

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노인(老人) 뇌졸중(腦卒中)에 대(對)한 임상적(臨床的) 고찰(考察) (Clinical observation for the Geriatric C.V.A.)

  • 서운교;정지천;이원철
    • 대한한방내과학회지
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    • 제14권2호
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    • pp.50-70
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    • 1993
  • Clinical observation was done on 92 cases of Occlusive CVD, Cerebral hemorrhage (Subarachnoid hemorrhage) which were confirmed by Brain CT scan and observed for over 4 weeks, among the 121 cases which were more than 65 years of age. they admitted to the Dept. of Internal Medicine, Oriental Medical Hospital in Dong Guk Univ. from July 1992 to June 1993. The result were as follows; 1. In this study, Occlusive CVD was 74 cases, Cerebral hemorrhage (Subarachnoid hemorrhage was 2 cases) was 18 cases. 2. The ratio of male to female was 1.09:1. The age distribution showed the large number in the 65-69 year group(52.2%), 7th decade was 44.5% over 8th decade was 3.3% in ratio. 3. The site of Occlusive CVD was most common at MCA. the site of Cb-hemorrhage was most common at Basal ganglia. 4. The most common preceding disease was hypertension(47.8%) and the next were diabetes mellitus(14.1%), heart desease(14.1%). 5. Recurrence rate was 33.7% and 2nd attack was 20.7%, 3rd attack was 8.7%, 4th attack was 4.3% 6. Predisposing factors in Occlusive CVD were initiated usually during resting and sleeping, and that in Cb-hemorrhage were represented chiefly exercising(66.6%). 7. The smoker was 52.2%, the drinker was 32.6% in whole group. the drinker was 61.1% by the Cb-hemorrhage. 8. The ratio of the season distribution was as follow, fall 35.8%, winter 29.3%, spring 19.6%, summer 15.3%, that of the month distribution was november 15.2%. 9. Duration from on set in Occlusive CVD, 60.8% was within 5 days, that in Cb-hemorrhage, 77.8% was within 5 days. 10. Level of consciousness on attack was clear 42.2%, lethargy and mental change(dull, stupid etc.) 41.3%. The common symptoms were motor disturbance(90.2%), verbal disturbance(65.2%), headache(43.5%). 11. The physical theraphy of Occlusive CVD has been performed 75.7% in whole group and the average beginning time was 6.4 days, and that of Cb-hemorrhage has been performed 61.1% in whole group and the average beginning time was 13 days. 12. Duration of hospitalization was noted 11-20 days was 31.5%, over 21 days was 46.8%, and the average admission was 22.7 day(Occlusive CVD), 32days (Cb-hemorrhage). 13. The main complication were observed in the studies; urinary tract infection and pneumonia were noted in 6.5%, bed sore in 5.4%. 14. The ratio of systolic blood pressures in admission and discharge decreased from 58.7% to 28.3% in over 160 mmHg, that of diastolic blood pressures in admission and discharge decreased from 72.8% to 51.1% in over 90 mmHg. In 31(33.7%) of the 92 cases it showed the glucose levels of more than normal. 15. The patients have done family history of hypertension and C.V.A were 32.6% of all 16. Occlusive CVD In 83.8% and Cb-hernorrhage in 72.2% were improved 17. The herb medications were various Sunghyanggeonggisan, Sopungtang, CHunmagudeungeum were used most frequently and Gamidaebotang, Boyangwhanotang, Gagamyunjotang, Mangeumtang etc. were used as discharge.

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항 백혈병작용에 관련된 천연물의 자료조사 (Review of Anti-Leukemia Effects from Medicinal Plants)

  • 배현옥;임창경;장선일;한동민;안원근;윤유식;전병훈;김원신;윤용갑
    • 동의생리병리학회지
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    • 제17권3호
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    • pp.605-610
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    • 2003
  • 인삼, 호장근, 상산 등에서 분리한 성분들이 HL60, HL-60, Jurkat, Molt-4에 대한 억제작용이 있는 것으로 조사되었고, 익모초의 Leonunrine, 대청엽의 Indirubin, 천문동의 Aspargus polysaccharideA.B.C.D, 백합의 Colchicnamile, 익모초의 Lenunrine, 산두근, 자초근 추출물이 여러유형의 백혈병 환자에 대한 백혈병 억제효과가 있는 것으로 조사되었으며, mouse의 P388, L1210, L615, L120, S-180 등에 항 백혈병 효과가 있는 것으로는 완화, 로회, 원지, 오수유, 파두, 뇌공등, 석산, 백출, 단삼, 산약, 목단피, 청대, 감초, 당귀에서 분리한 성분들이 있으며 백굴채, 마전자, 가시오가피, 천초 추출물들이 동물실험에서 항암작용이 있는 것으로 조사되었다. 또 천연물에서 분리한 성분이 항백혈병 작용이 있는것으로는 ginsenoside Ro, ginseonoside Rh2, Emodin, Yuanhuacine, Aleemodin, phorbocdiester, Triptolide, Homolycorine, Atractylol, Colchicnamile, Paeonol, 당귀다당체, Aspargus polysaccharideABCD, Indirubin, Leonunrine, Acinosohic acid, Trichosanthin, G2 132, Schizandrin, allicin, Indirubin, cmdiumlactone chuanxiongol, 18A glycyrrhetic acid, Kansuiphorin A, 13 oxyingenol Kansuiphorin B 등이 조사되었고, 추출물이 항 백혈병 작용이 있는 것으로는 원지, 오수유, 백굴채, 대황, 산두근, 마전자, 가시오가피, 천초 등이 조사되었다.

한국에서 개발된 곤충유래 약용버섯인 누에동충하초의 생산기술개발 및 약리학적 특성 (Properties of the Silkworm (Bombyx mori) Dongchunghacho, a Newly Developed Korean Medicinal Insect-borne Mushroom: Mass-production and Pharmacological Actions)

  • 이상몽;김용균;박현철;김근기;손홍주;홍창오;박남숙
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제27권2호
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    • pp.247-266
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    • 2017
  • 동충하초(Cordyceps)는 B.C. 2,000년 이후로부터 지금까지 중국, 한국, 일본 등 아시아 국가에서 잘 알려진 전통적인 불로장생의 비약으로 사용되어져 왔다. 곤충기생 곰팡이균으로서 원조 동충하초로 불리는 Cordyceps속에 속하는 Cordyceps sinensis는 우리나라 한반도에서는 발견되지 않고 있다. 그 이유는 해당 곰팡이균에 특정적인 기주곤충인 박쥐나방(Hepialus armonicanus)이 우리나라에는 존재하지 않기 때문으로 보인다. 따라서 차선책으로서 한국형의 동충하초, 즉 Paecilomyces tenuipes 동충하초균에 대한 곤충생체배지로서 누에(Silkworm, Bombyx mori)를 기주곤충으로 사용하는 누에동충하초의 인공적인 생산방법을 세계 최초로 개발하게 된 것이다. 따라서 본 총설은 누에동충하초를 개발하게 된 역사적 배경과 생산방법 및 약리학적 효능과, 비곤충유래 동충하초인 인공배지 배양동충하초(밀리타리스동충하초: Cordyceps militaris, 붉은자루동충하초: Cordyceps pruinosa 등)의 배양조건과 동충하초 품종육성, 배지배양조건, 동충하초의 식품에의 응용 가능성, 화학적 구성성분 및 약리적 효능 등에 대해 고찰하였다. 곤충유래의 누에동충하초 및 비곤충유래동충하초균사체 및 자실체동충하초의 주요 약리작용은 항종양, 면역증강, 항피로, 항스트레스, 항산화, 항노화, 항당뇨, 항염증, 항혈전, 항지질 및 해충방제 효능으로 요약된다. 동충하초의 주요 생리활성물질들은 단백다당체(헥소스, 헥소사민), 코디세핀, 만니톨, 산성다당체 등이다. 단백다당체와 부타놀 추출물은 매우 강한 항종양 효과를 보이나 세포독성은 나타내지 않았다. 만니톨은 종양유발쥐의 수명을 유의성 있게 연장하였다. 에르고스테롤은 항종양 활성은 보이지 않았으나 왕성한 식세포활성을 보였다. 따라서 우리가 높은 관심을 가지고 있는 누에동충하초의 항종양 활성은 세포독성효과보다는 면역력증강효과에 기인하는 것으로 사료된다[164].

시조문학과 신선 (Literature of Korean Verse, Sijo and Taoist Hermit)

  • 김명희
    • 한국시조학회지:시조학논총
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    • 제30집
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    • pp.21-52
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    • 2009
  • 사대부들의 전유물인 시조에서 신선은 어떤 역할과 정체성을 가지고 있는가를 고찰하였다. 시조에서 선어들이 빈도수가 많음을 기존의 연구사를 통해 밝혔고 시조라는 장르를 통해서는 신선에만 집중하였다. 그중 적송자가 많이 등장하는데 적송자는 사대부들이 좇아가는 적송자로 표현하고 있어 '적송자를 좇으리'가 관용어구처럼 쓰이고 있다. 이것은 적송자를 좇아야만 비로소 신선 대열에 낄 수 있다는 등식처럼 되어버린 결과다. 중국의 장량이나 범려도 부귀영화를 다 버리고 적송자를 찾아 신선이 되어 영원 불사했다는 역사적 사건이 변모되어 전설로 신화로 이어지는 과정에서 시조를 즐기는 사대부들도 마치 장량이나 범려처럼 자신들도 적송자를 좇겠다는 관념어적인 어투로 쓰이고 있음을 알 수 있다. 그런가하면 이태백은 한국문학과 뗄레야 뗄 수 없는 인물이다. 태백은 시선이며 주선으로 시조 문학에서는 비상 모티브를 가진 신선 또는 상천 모티브로 쓰이는 주선으로 노래 부르고 있어 풍류를 즐기는 사대부들에게 친근하게 인용되고 있음을 확인하였다. 반면에 부정적으로 쓰이고 있는 신선으로는 진시황과 한무제를 들 수 있다. 두 황제는 불로초를 찾고 봉래산을 찾은 인물로 현실정치에서는 실각한 인물이다. 뿐만 아니라 불로장생을 원했지만 뜻을 이루지 못한 인물이어서 사대부들은 그런면에서 이상적인 이상향은 없다는 다분히 현실적으로 다가가 유교사상에 입각해 현실에 만족하며 살자는 자족형으로 시조를 부르고 있었다. 따라서 두 황제의 역할은 부정적 이미지다. 시조에서 여선들도 등장하는데 그중 마고선녀, 서왕모, 무산신녀, 항아가 있다. 마고 선녀는 장수를 관장하는 할머니로 때로는 미녀로 쓰이고 있으며 서왕모는 불사약을 가지고 있는 신선으로 무산신녀는 운우의 정을 대변하는 미녀로 항아는 남편을 배반하고 외롭게 월궁에서 지내는 신녀로 표출되고 있다. 이들 선녀의 특징은 미녀이며 자상하고 섬세하며 애정시에 두루 나타나고 있음을 알 수 있다.

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面疱 患者에 對한 臨床的 硏究 (The clinical study of acne patients)

  • 채병윤
    • 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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    • 제11권1호
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    • pp.251-268
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    • 1998
  • 125 Cases of Acne were treated by Acupuncture and Herb-med treatment during a three months duration from April 1996 to February 1998 in Kyung Hee Univ. Department of Ophthal, Otolaryngology. College of Oriental Medicine. We have observed the cases and the results as follows: 1. The age of average was 24.55 age : 21.91 in males, 24.55 in females. and in these, the gulf between males and females were showed statically significant diference. In the age of onset, averag was 16.96 age and mode was 18 age and male's average was 16.96 age, minimun was 11 age, maximum 40 age and female's average was 20.14 age, minimun was 10 age, maximum 40 age. and these were showed statically significant diference between males and females. 2. In the distribution of season, winter was the most with $37.8\%$ of out patients, the rest was similar to difference of each other. but there was clear difference between males and females. 3. In the duration of history, the average was 5.10 years and male's average was 5.13 years. on the other hand female's was 5.09 years but there is no any significant difference have a resemblance with each other. 4. In blood type, O type was the most with $35.20\%$ and there was in the order of A type was $26.40\%\;B\;type\;was\;23.20\%,\;AB\;type\;was\;15.20\%$ but these were not significant difference by the chi-tend and analysis of variance with total cases, males and females. 5. In select of the preference food, patients of the prefer worm food was $42.40\%\;and\;cool\;food\;was\;38.40\%,\;tepid\;food\;was\;24\%$ but these were no significant difference by the chi-test and ANOVA of each other. 6. the state of pulse classified into 11 type and average was 7.2 times, maximum was 29 times with Hyun Sae, at the same time, the female's average was 6.73 times, maximum was 27 times and male's average was 1.5 times. The result of test with each other, these were showed statically significant difference as compared total cases with males but there were not females ones. 7. In the frequency of the major cause, oversensitiveness was the most with $34.93\%$. secondly there was in order of indigestion $30.82\%$ and menstrual irregularity and menstruation pain $23.28\%$. constipation $10.96\%$ and these showed statically significant difference as compared the females with males on the result of test for difference with each other. 8. In frequency of the symptoms, itching was the most with $31.97\%$ and there was in order of nodule $20.49\%$, pustule $18.85\%,\;papule\;15.58\%,\;flare\;13.12\%$ and also these showed statically significant difference as compared the females with males 9. for the Distribution of acne region, face was the most with $64.06\%$ and there was in order of back $14.29\%,\;upper-chest\;11.69\%,\;neck\;7.79\%$ and there was no significant difference as compared total cases with males and females. 10. Acne applied 30 prescription to 4 weeks and over and 20 weeks and over was $23.3\%$, 30 weeks and over was $16.67\%$ and average of administration duration were 4.2 weeks(male's average 5.78, maximum 96 weeks and female's average 3.85, maximum 23 weeks) maximum was 96 weeks, minimum was 1 week. 11. In the acupuncture treatment, $96.6\%$ applied to acupuncture and average was 5.44 times, maximum 46 times, minimum 1 time(male's average 4.64, female's 5.62) but these were not any significant differeence. 12. for the medication, author made a investigation and comparison between control group with treated group in order to observe for the therapeutic effect during the 1 month and 2, 3. From these results, we can see that acne was improved by the oriental treatment. in the 1 month, average of control group was 13.24 and treated group was 11.78. these showed statically significant decrease in P<0.02 as compared the treated group with control group. In the 2 months, average of control group was 13.43 and treated group was 9.03. these showed statically significant decrease in P<0.003 as compared the treated group with control group. In the 3 months, average of control group was 13.78 and treated group was 8.06. these showed statically significant decrease in P<0.008 as compared the treated group with control group.

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생약연구소의 인삼연구와 약도개성 (Ginseng Research in Natural Products Research Institute (NPRI) and the Pharmaceutical Industry Complex in Gaesong)

  • 박주영
    • 인삼문화
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    • 제3권
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    • pp.54-73
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    • 2021
  • 경성제국대학의 부속기관인 생약연구소는 현재 서울대학교 약학대학 천연물 과학연구소의 전신으로, 일제강점기 인삼연구를 중점적으로 수행하였던 종합연구기관이었다. 생약연구소는 경성제국대학 의학부 약리학 제2강좌의 교수 스기하라 노리유키의 주도로 설립되게 되는데, 스기하라는 약리학 제2강좌가 설치되었던 1926년부터 고려인삼 및 한약에 관한 연구를 집중적으로 진행하였다. 약리학 제2강좌에는 의학 및 약물학 전공인 스기하라 외에도 조교수로 약학을 전공한 카쿠 텐민, 강사로 농학 및 임학을 전공한 이시도야 츠토무가 있었으며, 이들을 중심으로 1939년 생약연구소 설립 이전까지 약 36명의 연구자가 활동하였다. 이 중에서는 약 14명의 조선인 연구자들이 있었는데, 이들은 대체로 경성의전, 경성치전, 경성약전 등 전문학교 출신들로 기본적인 의약학 지식을 갖추고 한의학, 본초학 등 독자적인 의약체계를 활용하는 조선의 한약재 연구에 임하였다. 1927년부터 민병기, 김하식 등이 활동을 시작하였으며, 1930년 이후 조선인 연구자는 증가하였다. 약리학 제2강좌는 조선의 약용식물 조사 및 한약재에 대한 약리학적 작용, 성분분석 등의 분야에서 다양한 연구결과를 발표하였으며, 또한 경성의전, 경성치전, 경성마약류중독자치료소, 지방도립의원 등의 기관들과 공동연구를 진행하기도 하였다. 한편 1935년, 국내 최대의 인삼 산지인 개성에서는 "약도개성" 계획이 수립되었다. 이는 전시용 약품의 연구 및 양산화, 인삼 산업개편을 통한 수익 창출을 목적으로, 민간단체, 개성부, 관동군, 경성제국대학 등이 참여한 대규모 프로젝트였다. 1936년에 경기도립 약용식물연구소, 1938년에 경성제국대학 부속 약초원 및 병참 제약공장이 설치되었으며, 1939년, 약용식물연구소와 약초원이 결합하여 경성제국대학 부속 생약연구소가 설립되었고 스기하라는 생약연구소 소장이 되었다. 생약연구소에서는 인삼에 관한 약리학적 연구에서 더욱 나아가, 선려삼 등 인삼을 이용한 제품개발 및 판매, 그리고 인삼재배 연구가 집중적으로 진행되었다. 또한, 1941년 제주도시험장을 설립하여, 제주도산 약재를 사용한 구충제 판시를 생산하기도 하였다. 1945년 일제의 항복과 광복으로 스기하라를 포함한 일본인 연구자들은 급히 귀국하였다. 이후 생약연구소는 서울대학교에 인계되어, 경성제국대학 의학부 출신 오진섭을 소장으로 우린근, 석주명 등의 학자들이 활동하며 한국 과학계의 선도적 역할을 하였다.