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KMID : 0877120110240020069
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Journal of Korean Medical History
2011 Volume.24 No. 2 p.69 ~ p.76
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A Study on the origin and the literature of eyelid-acupuncture therapy as a folk remedy in Korea and its clinical Usage
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Jeon Jong-Wook
Ha Seung-Rok
Lee Jeong-Hwa
Yim Bo-Kyung
Choi Sun-Mi
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Abstract
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This study focuses on the origin and the literature of eyelid-acupuncture, nunchim therapy in Korea and its present clinical usage in modern Korea. The therapy is called nunchim at local area of Korea and has been transmitted as folk remedy because its real practice has been fallen into oblivion in the regular medical institution in modern Korea. On the contrast, some old women called nunchim-halmae, still know its practice and give medical therapy in a certain irregular way. While many kinds of eye clinics are prevalent in Korea, some patients with chronic eye diseases still go to get the nunchim therapy from nunchim-halmae. Moreover some oriental medical doctors have learned the therapy from nunchim-halmae and performed that medical service in their clinics in spite of absence of medical insurance coverage. Nunchim has unique historic origin and transmission linage in Korea, which was shed light on by this research. We present concise structure of the essence of nunchim therapy and 80 year old woman case of dramatic eye curing with the therapy.
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KEYWORD
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nunchim, nunchim-halmae
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