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KMID : 0644020140270020109
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Journal Of Korean Medical Classics
2014 Volume.27 No. 2 p.109 ~ p.117
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A Study on He Meng-Yao`s(ù¼ÙÓèý) Idea of Medicine of divination(ì¢æ¶)
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Yun Chang-Yeol
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Abstract
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Objectives : He Meng-Yao(ù¼ÙÓèý), a doctor from Qing Dynasty, wrote Yi Bian(ì¢?, Fundamentals of Medicine), in which he described many things related to Medical Medicine of divination (ì¢æ¶). As the content includes a lot of teachings for the posterity, I have studied it.
Methods : I have taken from Yi Bian(ì¢?) the selections related to Medicine of divination(ì¢æ¶) and explained them.
Results : While accepting the principle of upholding yang and suppressing yin based on the understanding of the Book of Changes(ñ²æ¶) that takes a superior man for yang and a small man for yin, He Meng-Yao(ù¼ÙÓèý), who thought of both yin and yang as Qi (energy), criticized the contemporary malpractice of uniformly applying the principle. In matching the five viscera to the Eight Trigrams(ø¢ÎÏ), he put Qian and Dui Trigram(Ëë÷º) to lung, Kan Trigram(ÊìÎÏ) to kidney, Zhen and Xun Trigram(òèáÞ) to liver, Li Trigram(×îÎÏ) to heart, and Kun and Gen Trigram(ÍÞÊÝ) to spleen, which is reasonable. He didn`t fix the position of the vital gate and called it Fire in water(â©ñéñýûý), and set great store by the role of Fire from Vital Gate(Ù¤Ú¦ûý) by calling it Water begetting tree(â©ßæÙÊ) when the fire of the vital gate steams the kidney water and turns it into Qi to send it up to liver. He emphasized Water-ascending and Fire-descending(â©ã®ûý˽), which he said involves all five viscera. He also argued that mind runs on the principle of water-ascending and fire-descending. He thought that Qi and blood both originate from kidney, which I think is a significant suggestion.
Conclusions : The criticism on the uniform application of upholding yang and suppressing yin, the combination of the five viscera and the Eight Trigrams(ø¢ÎÏ), the belief that the Vital gate(Ù¤Ú¦) is Fire in water(â©ñéñýûý), the excellent opinion on water-ascending and fire-descending, and the suggestion that Qi and blood both originate from kidney, as presented by He Meng-Yao(ù¼ÙÓèý), are all theories that should be reasonably appreciated and further developed by the posterity.
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KEYWORD
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He Meng-Yao(ù¼ÙÓèý), Medicine of divination(ì¢æ¶), Yi Bian, the Eight trigrams(ø¢ÎÏ), vital gate(Ù¤Ú¦), Qi and blood(Ѩúì)
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