The Journal of Korean Medical History (한국의사학회지)

Korean Society of the Medical History (한국의사학회)
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The medical use of tea shown in DongUiBoGam

『동의보감(東醫寶鑑)』 에 나타난 다(茶)의 의학적(醫學的) 운용(運用)

  • Kim, Jong Oh (Dept. of Oriental Medical History, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Cha, Wung Seok (Dept. of Oriental Medical History, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Kim, Nam Il (Dept. of Oriental Medical History, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University)
  • 김종오 (경희대학교 한의과대학 의사학교실) ;
  • 차웅석 (경희대학교 한의과대학 의사학교실) ;
  • 김남일 (경희대학교 한의과대학 의사학교실)
  • Published : 2005.12.30
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Abstract

In this paper, the types of tea mentioned in DongUiBoGam and the usage of tea were studied under these four main themes: tea as a folk medicine, types of tea, various uses, contraindication of tea. Tea used in mid Chosun. medicine, including in DongUiBoGam, was folk medicine. DongUiBoGam specialized the use of tea according to type. Also, it viewed tea as a medicinal ingredient that could exhaust the patient's EumBlood.

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