Journal of Acupuncture Research
- Volume 21 Issue 2
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- Pages.235-260
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- 2004
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- 2586-288X(pISSN)
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- 2586-2898(eISSN)
A Literature Review on the Acupuncture Therapy of Leukorrhea
대하(帶下)의 침구치료(鍼灸治療)에 관(關)한 고찰(考察)
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Youn, Hyoun-min
(Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion College of Oriental Medicine, Dong-Eui University)
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윤현민
(동의대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실)
- Received : 2004.03.15
- Accepted : 2004.03.22
- Published : 2004.04.20
Abstract
Objective : To review was to study acupuncture and moxibustion treatments for abnormal leukorrhea. Normal leukorrhea is always secreted in female vagina. It increased usually by infection (Trichomoniasis and Candidiasis), turmor and so on. Methods : We extracted the parts and acupuncture and moxibustion leukorrhea from ancient and modern oriental medical literature. We have got compared and analyzed 45 kinds of books since Nei Jing(內經). Results and Conclusion : In acupuncture therapy meridians of Bladder, Stomach, Spleen and Conception vessel were mostly used for them in connection with the functions of each meridians. The acupoint used on acupunture only were 78 acupoints. In particular, Chung-guk(cv3), Kwan-won(cv4) point of Conception vessel Meridian and Samum-gyo point of Spleen meridian are frequently applied in leukorrhea.