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KMID : 1003819980020020006
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Journal Of The Korea Institute Of Oriental Medical Diagnostics
1998 Volume.2 No. 2 p.6 ~ p.15
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A study on the Pyung Yin Jeol Gok(平人絶穀) of the Young Chu(靈樞)
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陸相元/Yuk, Sang-Won
李光揆/愈閏朝/Lee, Kwang-Gyu/Yu, Yun-Cho
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Abstract
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Young Chou Pyeong In Jul Gok deals with in Chapter 1 the size of stomach and the volume that contains water and food, and in Chapter 2, deals with the size of small intestine, large intestine, and anus, and also volume that contains water and food, and in Chapter 3, deals with the biological function of stomach and provides the reason that an ordinary man ought to die if he does not eat anything for seven days. Therefore this point is a very valuable material through which one can realize the degree of anatomical recognition about body of old oriental. The following result is gotten from the study of this remarks.
1. It is considered that 7 lit(three mals and five measures) is based upon the body alive not dead.
2. The whole length ,of small and large intestine-about 13m(five jang and five chuk and eight chi is calculated according to a tradition that I chuk is taken for 23.1cm during West Han dynasty) is about 3.55-5.6m longer than 8.40-9.45m in contemporary anatomy.
3. Small intestine includes a part of the duodenum, jejunum, large intestine, and large intestine is from the middle to descending colon, and anus is considered to include sigmoid colon and rectum.
4. It is not considered true that an ordinary man ought to die if he doesn´t eat anything for seven days because in fact there are cases around that a few people have survived after fast for over 40 days.
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KEYWORD
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stomach , small intestine , ileum , large intestine , fast
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