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A Study of Organ Weights in Nanjing(難經)

『난경(難經)』에 나타난 오장(五臟)의 무게에 대한 소고(小考)

  • Kim, Sang-Un (Dept. of Diagnostics, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Jung, Hyun-Jong (Dept. of Diagnostics, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University)
  • 김상운 (원광대학교 한의과대학 진단학교실) ;
  • 정현종 (원광대학교 한의과대학 진단학교실)
  • Received : 2015.07.22
  • Accepted : 2015.08.17
  • Published : 2015.08.25
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Abstract

Objectives : This study is to verify the organ weights in Nanjing based on the weights of five viscera (五臟) in autopsy studies of modern times. Methods : Contents on organ weights from many annotations and articles on Nanjing were collected. Organ weights in autopsy studies dealt in many countries including China, India, U.S. and Korea were collected. Among the data, the average weights of liver, heart, spleen, pancreas, lung and kidney of males in the age of 18 to 60 were calculated, and the ratio of each organ was examined. Based on those results, the organ weights of Nanjing were evaluated. Results & Conclusions : There is a close correspondence between the organ weight ratios of liver(肝), heart(心), lung(肺) and kidney(腎) in Nanjing and those in autopsy studies. It proves that the organ weights in Nanjing were recorded based on an actual dissection. As a result of the analysis on autopsy studies, the average organ weights and the ratio among the organs were: liver 1416g(43.0%), heart 296g(9.0%), lung 1047g(31.8%), kidney 273g(8.3%), spleen 264g(4.5%) and pancrease 113g(3.4%). The weight of liver in Nanjing shall be 4 jin and 4 liang(4斤4兩) instead of 2 jin and 4 liang(2斤4兩) to occupy proper proportion out of other organs. It is highly possible that the weight of spleen(脾) in Nanjing is including the weight of pancrease(散膏), and the weight shall be 1 jin and 1 liang(1斤1兩) or 1 jin and 2 liang(1斤2兩) instead of 2 jin and 3 liang(2斤3兩) to occupy proper proportion out of other organs.

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