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KMID : 0608520100160020001
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Korean Journal of Oriental Medicine
2010 Volume.16 No. 2 p.1 ~ p.31
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A Study on the Acupuncture Methods of Joseon Dynasty Using Five Viscera Diagnosis
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Oh Jun-Ho
Kim Nam-Il
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Abstract
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Objective : The objective of this study is to verify the characteristics of acupuncture methods of Joseon Dynasty by looking into the relationship between five viscera diagnosis and acupuncture methods.
Material & Method : In the process, I"ve reviewed the relationship between meridian/exterior and viscera/bowels, along with a thorough comparison of the academic tendency in acupuncture of Ming-China, Qing-China and Joseon.
Result & Conclusion : The two fields of meridian and exterior, and viscera and bowels had been theoretically merged, and based upon that, foundation methods applying the five viscera diagnosis were designed. Joseon acupuncture exceeded the existing concept of viscera which simply related itself to the exterior meridian and exterior by integrating the concepts from the visceral manifestation theory. With this, large proportions of medicine related to the visceral manifestation theory were invited into acupuncture, expanding therapeutic boundaries for acupuncture treatment.
A historical review on medical texts starts from the Hyangyakjipseongbang(¡ºúÁå·ó¢à÷Û°¡») which familiarized the public with mainstream acupuncture knowledge up until the Song dynasty, followed by Uibangyuchwi (¡ºì¢Û°ëºö©¡»), which sparked up interest on the acupuncture methods based on viscera and bowels. Donguibogam(¡ºÔÔì¢ÜÄÊü¡») organized the medical theories up until then, building a foundation upon which viscera/bowel-based acupuncture was able to develop further. In Chimgugyeongheombang(¡ºöÝ϶ÌèúÐÛ°¡»), viscera/bowel-based acupuncture methods started to blossom, integrating the meridian and exterior theory with the viscera manifestation theory, which in turn provided various methods through five viscera diagnosis. In the Saamdoin acupuncture method(ÞìäÛÔ³ìÑöÝÛö), diagnostic criteria moved on to the five viscera diagnosis, and new methods resulting from the inter-complimentary and inter-prohibiting relationships between the five phases were introduced, opening a new world of acupuncture.
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KEYWORD
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Joseon Dynasty, five viscera diagnosis, Korean Medicine, History of Medicine, Acupuncture
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