Journal of the Korean Institute of Oriental Medical Informatics (대한한의정보학회지)

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Consideration on Origin and Efficiency in Sasang Constitutional Medicine of Mu tong

목통의 기원 및 사상의학적 효능 고찰

  • Jin, Ming (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Ryu, Seung-Yeob (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Joo, Jong-Cheon (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University)
  • 김명 (원광대학교 한의과대학 사상체질의학교실) ;
  • 유승엽 (원광대학교 한의과대학 사상체질의학교실) ;
  • 주종천 (원광대학교 한의과대학 사상체질의학교실)
  • Published : 2014.06.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to find out the origin, efficiency in sasang constitutional medicine and dosage of Mu tong. Methods: Investigation and analysis was been done through 15 literatures like the pharmacopoeia of the five countries in east Asia, the literatures about sasang constitutional medicine and so on. Results and conclusion: The species of Mu tong in Korea is identical with the Mu tong in China, but different from Chuan mu tong and Guan mu tong in China. Mu tong is a kind of medicine using by kidney can be use at most 12 qian (about 45g) a day when treating heat closing in small intestine, edema, headache, dysentery and difficult urination on Soyangin(SY).

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