• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.748-752
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• 2006

Wei symptom(?證) is symptom that reveals muscle relaxation without contraction and muscle relaxation occurs in the lower or upper limb, in severe case, leads to death. This is the clinical report about the Wei symptom(?證)-patient doubt as Transverse Myelitis and Conversion Disorder. The patient was treated by acupuncture, moxibustion, herb medication(十全大補湯), electriccal stimulation theraphy, Bee Venom acupuncture, and had significant improvement in Wei symptom(?證). these results suggest the surface temperature differ remarkably from before being treated. The temperature is measured by using Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging(DITI). The results suggest that oriental medicare is an effective treatment for Wei symptom. We expected that therapeutic value of treatment of both leg Paralysis in the oriental medicine will be higher if more clinical studies and researches are accomplished.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.708-714
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• 2005

Wei symptom is muscle relaxation to the point of no contraction and occurs in the limbs. Several cases have led to death. This is a clinical report of a Wei symptom patient diagnosed with impairment of body fluid due to lung heat(肺熱傷津). This patient was treated with Chungsangboha-tang(Qingshangbuxia-tang) and had significant improvement in Wei symptom. Results suggest that oriental medicine is an effective treatment for Wei symptom. But more clinical case reports are needed.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.214-220
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• 2002

Wei symptom is symptom that reveals muscle relaxation without contraction and muscle relaxation occurs in the lower or upper limb, in severe case, leads to death. Objective : This is the clinical report about the Wei symptom-patient diagnosed as Guillain-Barre syndrome. Methods & Results : The patient was treated by acupuncture(胃正格), herb medication(香砂養胃湯) and had significant improvement in Wei symptom. Conclusions : The concept of "To treat Yangming, most of all" (獨治陽明) is emphasized in treatment of Wei symptom and contains nourishment of middle warmer energy(補中益氣), clearance yangming(淸化陽明).

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.26 no.5
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• pp.784-787
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• 2012

Wei symptom(痿證) is symptom that reveals muscle relaxation without contraction an muscle relaxation occurs in the lower or upper limbs, in severe case, leads to death. The symptoms of Wei symptom are weakness, atropy of muscle, gait disturbance, etc. We studied to evaluate the oriental medical treatment on a patient with Wei symptom. We applied various methods of oriental medical treatment including herb medicine, acupunture, moxibustion, herb acupunture. The clinical symptoms that were both lower limbs weakness, gait disturbance, etc. were improved after the methods of oriental medical treatment. The results suggest that oriental medicare is an effective treatment for Wei symptom, but more extensive research is needed.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.842-848
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• 2012

This study was performed to investigate the acupuncture & moxibustion therapy of the Wei symptom(痿證) in order to find out the clinical possibility. We investigated the acupuncture & moxibustion therapy of Wei symptom through six books published after 1993, searched sites as like 'Oasis', 'Pubmed', 'RISS', 'KISS', 'NDSL' and 'Google scholar'. Acupuncture & moxibustion prescriptions recorded in the orietal medicine literatures that were published before and after 1993 had a similar basis. Since 2000, in the clinical papers on the wei symptom searched from domestic journal, sa-am and dong's acupuncture therapy were mainly applied, but papers were confined in a case study. Since the mid-2000s, the clinical effectiveness of bee venom and electroacupuncture therapy on the wei symptom were uncovered, but the researches about the chracteristics in accordance with acupoints are more required. Since 2010, the mechanism of the bee venom and electroacupuncture on the wei symptom was revealed in animal experiments. On this basis, the systematic clinical studies beyond case paer or pilot study is(are) needed. The development of various treatment implements as like electroacupuncture, pharmacopuncture was required to access the incurable disease like wei syptom, and the efforts of providing evidence through systemic clinical trials are needed.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Costume
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• v.43
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• pp.283-298
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• 1999

Bei-Wei(北魏) arose from Ta-ba clan(拓拔氏), a race belonging to Xian-bei(삼배) and it was the first foreign dynasty that reigned the central area of China in A.D 386-534. Xiao-wen-di(孝文帝) found it necessary to adopt the ruling mechanism of Han race's 'Sino-centralism' so as to establish orthodoxy of Xian-bei dynasty. He ordered Xian-bei people to channge their own costume for the costume of Han race. Costume was one of ruling means in Xiao-wen-di's case. However the revolutionary policy of Sinonizatio by Xiao-wen-di brought abuot serious conflicts and confrontations among classes of Xian-bei Xiao-bei wore their own costume and opposed Xiao-wen-di(孝文帝)'s policy Consequently Xian-wen-di(孝文帝)'s Sinonization policy accelerated the downfall of Bei-Wei(北魏). In the course of reformation and downfall of Bei-Wei(北魏) costume played an important role of representing national indentity.

• 중국학논총
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• no.61
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• pp.323-340
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• 2019

As the continent's Neo-Confucianism has emerged as an issue recently, Kang You-wei has become a hot topic in Chinese thought circles. His view that the goal of Confucianism is ultimately to reformbased on the "ChunQiu Gongyang" has been drawing new attention in the 2000s with the emergence of Political Confucianism. This paper reviews Kang You-wei's study of Chun Qiu Gongyang, which could be called the ideological origin of continental Confucianism, and also analyze the development process and problems of political Confucianism. In order to understand the current discussion of Confucian constitutionalism, an understanding of Kang You-wei should be preceded. Because most of the problems raised in continental political Confucianism, began with the idea of Kang, and they insist on returning to Kang You-wei as well.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.298-302
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• 2007

To see whether this rare clinical case of patient with guillain Barre syndrome which is a type of acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy could provide further insight in categorizing Wei symptom(위증) in general. To treat Wei symptom(위증) using traditional herbal medicine Bojoongikgi-tangkami(補中益氣湯加味) and electronic acupuncture applied on the yangmyung channel(陽明經) selected in the Yellow Emperor's of internal medicine and on Panggwang chanel considered as painful lesion. There was significant improvement in motor grade of patient in spite of the period it took to recover and there was sequoia left behind as well. The basic concept of ‘treating yangmyung channel(陽明經) most of all(獨取陽明)’ is emphasized in treatment of Wei symptom(위증) and contains nourishment of middle warmer energy(補中益氣), clear yangmyung(淸化陽明).

• The Journal of the Society of Korean Medicine Diagnostics
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.215-222
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• 2011

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to report the effect of Kamisamul-tang / Jia Wei Si Wu Tang / Augmented Four - Substance Decoction on a Menopausal Disorder Patient. This is a clinical report about a 49 year old female patient with a Menopausal Disorder treated by herb medicine, Kamisamul-tang / Jia Wei Si Wu Tang / Augmented Four-Substance Decoction without any other medicine or treatment. Methods: The patient was treated by herb medicine, Kamisamul-tang / Jia Wei Si Wu Tang / Augmented Four - Substance Decoction. The improvement of the patient was judged by Visual Analog Scale. Results The symptoms were gradually reduced and VAS became 1 after 8weeks of treatments, since then the symptoms were not reappearing for 3 months. Conclusions: Herb medicine, Kamisamul-tang / Jia Wei Si Wu Tang / Augmented Four - Substance Decoction is effective to improve a Menopausal Disorder Patient's symptoms. It is necessary to have more observation and many cases of patients with a Menopausal Disorder.

• Journal of Haehwa Medicine
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.105-112
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• 2008

Objective : This is the clinical report about the Wei symptom patient diagnosed as Hypokalemic periodic Paralysis. Methods and Results : Three Wei symtom patients diagnosed Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysisat at Cheonan oriental medical hospital were treated with Oriental-Western therapies. Conclusion : Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis is regarded as wei symtom in Oriental Medicine. The treatment of Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis regarded as wei symtom of Oriental Medicine had favorable effect. Parallel treatment showed favorable effect on other symptoms caused by Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis such as nausea, chest discomfort, leg pain besides main symptoms such as weakness and numbness.