The Historical Significance of the Publication of ShinKanMyungYiJapZhe (新刊明醫雜著)

"신간명의잡저(新刊明醫雜著)" 간행의 의사학적 의의

This study aims to take a look at the ShinKanMyungYiJapZhe(新刊明醫雜著)'s publication process, influence on later generations, and its historical significance. A publication of the Ming dynasty, MyungYiJapZhe(明醫雜著) was republished by ChoSung(趙晟), a Chosun Confucian doctor, in 1551. In the process of its republication, the clinical value of this text was proven, and further explanations on ambiguous topics were also added. . A Japanese book based on the Chosun ShinKanMyungYiJapZhe(新刊明醫雜著) was discovered in the process of this research, and an analysis of this book also took place. Through the above research it could be shown that the Chosun republication of Chinese medical texts was an important means of medical information exchange and that through such processes new medical knowledge could be created.