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As a result, the investigation into Gyung-Ak (ÌØä¿)'s theory of Myungmun (Ù¤Ú¦) was led to the next conclusions. First, Gyung-Ak (ÌØä¿) defmed Myungmun as the gate of Suncheon (à»ô¸) and Whoocheon (ýô¸), by which the life of Suncheon is obtained and the life of Whoocheon is maintained. He maintained that Myungmun is located between two kindneys, not sided to the right as in the Nankyeong (ÑñÌè), and considered the substance of Myungmun as Jagung (íÏà ${\fallingdotseq}$ ¼ö½Ä À̹ÌÁö uterus) or the other names as such Jaho (íûÂ), Jajang (ííó) Danjeon (Ó¡ï£), Hyeolsil (úìãø), etc. On the essence or function of Myungmun it was considered as Taegeuk (÷¼Ð¿) of the body which shapes the North Pole in the center of the body, and as the hinge of rise and fall, as controller of Soowha-action (â©ûýíÂéÄ) and Eumyang-changing (ëäåÕܨûù), and as storage of Suncheon Jinil-ki (à»ô¸ òØìéñýѨ), the source of life and vitality and as the spring of Twelve-Jang (ä¨ì£íú). Thus, the function of Five-Jang (çéíô fallingdotseq} Five-Viscera) and Six-Boo (ë»Ý° ${\fallingdotseq} Six-Bowels) and actions of life is obtainded by Myungmun, and the life and death of man and the change of life is related to that. Bi-Wi (Þ¡êÖ fallingdotseq} Spleen & Stomach) as well as Myungmun is the root of Five-Jang and Six-Boo, but since Bi-Wi is the base of postnatal nutrition to belong to the son of Wonyang (êªåÕ), Myungmun is treated more important as the mother of Bi-Wi. Sin (úç ${fallingdotseq}$ ¼ö½Ä À̹ÌÁö Kidney) was perceived as inseparably related with Myungmun, but in the course of theoretical development the function of Sin was considered to be ultimately operated by the action of Myungmun. In the Theory of Jineum (òØëäÖå), Gyung-Ak full accounted the diverse nature of disease and patholog from Soowha-shortage of Myungmun, and presented the laws and methods of medical treatment to those. Finally, in his theory related to Myungmun, some logical contradiction and confusion in conceptions was discovered and the anatomy of Present age proved that the location of Jagung and DanJeon, which he recognized as the substance of Myungmun is not coincided. Summerizingly, the Gyung-Ak's theory of Myungmun closely related the theory of Myungmun to the theory of Eumyang-Jungki (ëäåÕïñѨÖå), by whole discourse of the characteristics of physiology possessing Soowha of Myungmun on the foundation of Eumyang-hogeun (ëäåÕû»ÐÆ) and Jungki-hosaeng (ïñѨû»ßæ). Gyung-Ak regarded the function of Myungmun as more important than any other Jang, discoursed more systematically and more specifically about the Myungmun than any others, and presented the theory of Sin-Myung (úçÙ¤ìµÖå) and prescription which is important to Care of Health and Medical Treatment (å×ßæö½Ü»), thus influenced very greatly on the development of Oriental Medicine.
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