• The Journal of Korean Medical History
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.19-27
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• 2006

• The Journal of Korean Medical History
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.71-104
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• 2003

• The Journal of Korean Medical History
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.155-173
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• 2005

• The Journal of Korean Medical History
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.143-153
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• 2005

• The Journal of Korean Medical History
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.50-64
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• 2007

• The Journal of Korean Medical History
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.237-247
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• 2007

• The Journal of Korean Medical History
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.119-133
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• 2014

"Hyegukji (惠局志)" was written in 1719 by Gwanguibing (姜渭聘), who was Hyeminseo (惠民署) medical bureaucrat. This book contains rare data such "sigrye (式例)" which shows Hyeminseo medical bureaucrat living during the 18th century. This is unique data related to Hyeminseo in detail and affluence. The purpose of this study is to introduce and analyze the formation and contents of "Hyegukji". Also content comparison between "Hyegukji" and law books as "Daejeon tongpyen (大典通編)" shows changes in medical bureaucracy of the Joseon Dynasty.

• The Journal of Korean Medical History
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.1-17
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is analyzing how Kim Young-hun treated menstrual diseases-by utilizing the Cheonggang medical records DB. The term "Hyeoljunggiche (血中氣滯)" has been used as an etiological factor of menstrual diseases. Hyeoljunggiche mostly described menstrual diseases of females in the reproductive ages. Four of the most popular prescription were Jeungsonojeok-san (增損五積散), Hyeonbuigyeong-tang (玄附理經湯), Hyeonbuiyeong-jeon (玄附理營煎), and Hyeonbuohwa-eum (玄附五和飮). By writing a medicinal herb network of the four prescriptions, It was found that Kim Young-hun preferred to use three clusters of regulating qi and move blood medicinal (理氣行血藥), sānwù-tāng (三物湯), and píngchén-tāng (平陳湯) with some adjustment of heat-clearing medicinal (淸熱藥) and cold-dispelling medicinal (溫裏藥).

• The Journal of Korean Medical History
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.59-67
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• 2022

The medical text books used during the Joseon Dynasty can be seen to change over time by examining various records. These records show that the list of medical textbooks suddenly changed a lot between the era of King Sejong and Sejo in the Joseon Dynasty. However, since there are not many studies on this topic yet, this study was conducted and the following causes of these changes were identified: The first reason is the compilation project of Euibangyoochui (醫類聚聚) because the date of compilation of Euibangyoochui is clearly related to the period of change to the list of medical textbooks. The second reason is the difficulty of the medical examination during the Joseon Dynasty. Medical tests in the Joseon Dynasty were very difficult. Therefore, it was too unrealistic to keep 25 or 26 textbooks. Third, there was the problem of supply and demand of medical textbooks. Because the prices of these books were very high at that time, owning 25 or 26 medical books for an individual was a significant financial hardship. This study was able to confirm this through various forms of circumstantial evidence. However, more historical materials should be discovered in the future and research should be conducted to more accurately grasp the situation of the time.

• The Journal of Korean Medical History
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.63-71
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• 2017

Traditional Asian medicine has an extensive evidence base built upon thousands of years of experience within Asia, of curing various diseases. Only recently, within the past two centuries, have modern medical scientists developed interest in traditional Asian medicine. Asian Medicine seems to be regarded only as an adjunctive medicine and viewed as alargely un-proven alternative medicine to complement western medicine, used in some cases to establish a new paradigm of "integrative medicine". This article reviews how Korean herbal cosmetics emerged by applying traditional Asian medicine to the science of cosmetics. The characteristics of Korean herbal cosmetics are examined through examples of history, concepts and traditions. With the advancements in biotechnology, studies are now being conducted on the dermatological effects and processing methods of herbal ingredients, including ginseng. The authors explain the current research on the identification on the active ingredients of herbs, extraction methods, and bio-processing of ingredients to improve the biological efficacies of herbs on the skin. A summary of studies focused on modern reinterpretations of ageing theories, such as 'Seven year aging cycle', are provided. In conclusion, the development of Korean cosmetics products are based on the accumulated knowledge of thousands of years of experience including; 1) practical heritage of traditional Asian medicines such as Donguibogam; 2) excellent medicinal plants, such as ginseng, which are native to Korea; and 3) innovative attempts to modernize materials, processes, and principles.