Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research (한방비만학회지)

The Society of Korean Medicine for obesity Research (한방비만학회)
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The Study of HTMA(Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis) as a Diagnostic Method of Oriental Medicine

한의학적 진단 방법으로서의 모발미네랄검사에 대한 고찰

  • Song, Yun-Kyung (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Oriental Medical College, Kyungwon University) ;
  • Lim, Hyung-Ho (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Oriental Medical College, Kyungwon University) ;
  • Shin, Hyun-Taeg (Garosero Clinic of Oriental Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Seung-Peom (Dept. of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine, Oriental Medical College, Kyungwon University)
  • 송윤경 (경원대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 임형호 (경원대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과교실) ;
  • 신현택 (가로세로한의원) ;
  • 최승범 (경원대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과교실)
  • Published : 2006.06.30
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Abstract

Hair tissue mineral analysis is widely accepted for assessing essential and toxic elements which can give information about disease, metabolic disorder, nutritional imbalance, drug abuse, environmental exposure and so on. In Oriental Medicine, hair have been used as a diagnostic method which reflects the physiological and pathological status of body, especially kidney system(腎臟) and blood(血) like the quotations from Donguibogam(東醫寶鑑), 'hair belongs to kidney system(髮屬腎)' and 'hair is the remainder of blood(髮者血之餘)' Therefore we have suggested that HTMA have possibility to be utilized for screening and treatment for obesity, growth disorder, general deficiency syndrome(諸虛證), etc. in Oriental Medicine.

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