A study of literature on acupuncture & moxibustion techniques to treat 10 kinds of lumbago described by Huh Jun in DongUiBoGam(東醫寶鑑)

동의보감(東醫寶鑑) 요통분류(腰痛分類)에 따른 십종요통(十種腰痛)의 침구치료(針灸治療)에 대(對)한 문헌연구(文獻硏究)

  • Shin, Jong-Keun (Dept. of Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Kim, Kyung-Sik (Dept. of Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Sohn, In-Chul (Dept. of Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University)
  • 신종근 (원광대학교 한의과대학 경혈학교실) ;
  • 김경식 (원광대학교 한의과대학 경혈학교실) ;
  • 손인철 (원광대학교 한의과대학 경혈학교실)
  • Published : 2004.09.27

Abstract

The Object of this study is as follows. we classify lumbago into ten kinds as mentioned in DongUiBoGam(東醫寶鑑), and are going to present each acupunture & moxibustion treatment. For the purpose of looking for each treatment, we referred to a large number of literature for lumbago treatment from ancient to modern. As a result of survey the references, we found out that lumbago due to kidney deficiency(腎虛腰痛) and lumbago due to cold-damp(寒濕腰痛) are more mentioned in many references than any other kinds, and that ten kinds of lumbago have each treatment. above all, In treatment of lumbago due to kidney deficiency(腎虛腰痛) bladder meridian, governor vessel meridian, kidney meridian and general points such as BL23, KI3, BL40, GV4, BL52 are used much in turn. also in treatment of lumbago due to cold-damp(寒濕腰痛) bladder meridian, governor vessel meridian, gallbladder meridian and general points such as BL23, BL40, GV3, GV4, SP9, GB30, Ah-Shi' points(阿是穴), BL25 are used much in turn. We conclude that ten kinds of lumbago have each different acupunture & moxibustion points and treatments, so if we follow each treatment we might obtain more higher rate of the treatment of lumbago.

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