Literatural study on the cause of the Infantile Vomiting

소아구토(小兒嘔吐)의 병인병리(病因病理)에 관한 동서의학적(東西醫學的) 문헌적(文獻的) 고찰(考察)

  • Han, Jae Kyung (Dept. of Oriental Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Taejon University) ;
  • Yoo, Dong Yeol (Dept. of Oriental Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Taejon University)
  • 한재경 (대전대학교 한의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 유동열 (대전대학교 한의과대학 소아과학교실)
  • Published : 2000.08.25

Abstract

According to the literatual study on the Infantile Vomiting since the publication of ${\ll}Hwangjenaekung{\gg}$, the results were as follows. 1. The causes of vomiting are classified into the following kind: external cause are the cold and heat, not external and internal are disorder of food and mood, internal are the dysfuntion of spleen, stomach, liver, kidney. 2. The Oriental Medical cause of Infantile Vomiting is disorder of food, intusion of outside evil, heat accumulation in the stomach, deficiency of stomach liquid, reverse flowing of Qi resulted from fear and being frightened. There are so many causes of Infantile Vomiting, but they are all related to the stomach. 3. The Western Medical cause of Infantile Vomiting are classified with the situation of stimulation, age, accompanied symptom. The main cause related with the age is inhalation of amniotic fluid, maternal blood, infectious disease, wrong lactation method, functional and organic abnormality. 4. The Infantile Vomiting is similar with the adults, but the spleen and stomach of infants is so feeble that the vomiting happens very easily. The reverse flowing of Qi resulted from fear and being frightened and disorder of food are the main cause in infants. 5. The cause of Infantile Vomiting between Oriental Medicine and Western's is so similar and both emphasized the function of spleen and stomach. But the comment on the external cause(cold, heat) and not internal & external cause(mood disorder) is a creative view of Oriental Medicine.

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