Evolution of "Medicinal Material Usage Targeted at Infantile Convulsion" of the Chosun Dynasty

조선시대(朝鮮時代) 소아경풍(小兒驚風)에 사용된 약재의 변화

Infantile convulsion has always been the subject of concern as it is a common yet fatal disease among infants. During the Koryo dynasty and the early years of Chosun dynasty animal and mineral medicinal materials were used to relieve heat. These are replaced with more subtle medicinal materials later on in the Chosun dynasty when differentiation of chronic and acute infantile convulsion first emerged. As such, perception on appropriate medicinal materials is constantly renovated in the course of time.