Inquiry on the Philosophical Concepts of 의림촬요 Focusing on the Practical Application of '否' 卦

'부(否)' 괘(卦)의 활용을 중심으로 본 『의림촬요(醫林撮要)』 속의 역학사상(易學思想) - 『의학정전(醫學正傳)』과의 비교를 중심으로

  • Kim, Hun (Department of Medical History, College of Oriental Medicine, KyungHee University) ;
  • Kim, Nam Il (Department of Medical History, College of Oriental Medicine, KyungHee University)
  • 김헌 (경희대학교 한의학대학 의사학교실) ;
  • 김남일 (경희대학교 한의학대학 의사학교실)
  • Published : 2008.09.30

Abstract

Correlations between "The Book of Changes" and medicine originate from the first publication of the book. Korean Traditional Medicine is no exception in following this tendency of making connections between the two fields. A Chinese medical text, "의학정전" is the most frequently cited text in a Korean medical text "Euirimchalyo". Upon examining the two texts focusing on the 종창, 임폐문 that discusses 비괘, it could be seen that Euirimchalyo edited out the philosophical contents of 의학정전 as much as possible. Thus, on examination of the text, it can be concluded that 의림촬요 takes no part in the Korean history of medical philosophy. This indicates that 의림촬요 is a medical text that purses practicality and efficiency though selectively summarizing.

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