Korean Journal of Acupuncture

Society for Meridian and Acupoint (경락경혈학회)
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Survey on Setting New Standards for Estimation of Acupoints in the Upper Limb of Normal Adults

정상(正常) 성인(成人) 남녀(男女) 상지부위(上肢部位)의 실측(實測)을 통한 혈부위(穴部位) 도량형(度量衡)의 기준(基準) 정립(定立)

  • Sung, Byoung-Sik (Dept. of Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Kwon, O-Sang (Dept. of Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Jeon, In-Suk (Dept. of Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Hyo (Dept. of Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Ahn, Sung-Hun (Dept. of Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Sohn, In-Chul (Dept. of Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University)
  • 성병식 (원광대학교 한의과대학 경혈학교실) ;
  • 권오상 (원광대학교 한의과대학 경혈학교실) ;
  • 전인숙 (원광대학교 한의과대학 경혈학교실) ;
  • 김재효 (원광대학교 한의과대학 경혈학교실) ;
  • 안성훈 (원광대학교 한의과대학 경혈학교실) ;
  • 손인철 (원광대학교 한의과대학 경혈학교실)
  • Published : 2008.09.27
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Abstract

Objectives : Weights and measures (度量衡) in Korean traditional medicine have been changed in many dynasties and countries. Thus, measurements of chon (寸) and cheok (尺) have been considered as symbolical meaning in recent studies on meridians and acupoints. The present study was made to settle up standard measurement by surveying length of each parts of upper limb as follows. Methods : To calculate length of 1 chon (寸), the length of each part was divided into the numbers of chon (寸) as shwon in ${\ll}$Goldo Hwangjenaegyeong-yeongchu (靈樞 骨度篇)${\gg}$; the chon (寸) length in ${\ll}$Goldo Hwangjenaegyeong-yeongchu (靈樞 骨度篇)${\gg}$ was compared with the chon (寸) length which is calculated by dividing human average hight into 75 chon. Results : Increment of length of 1 chon (寸) did not change as increment of height in subjects. Length of 1 chon (寸) in height is representative of length of 1 chon (寸) in each parts of upper limb. Conclusions : We suggest that most suitable length of 1 chon (寸)for the standard measurement of acupoint location is 2.20 ${\pm}$ 0.17 cm based on length of elbow joint to wrist joint.

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