Publisher's review

The Year of 2009 was a very significant year in the history of Korean traditional medicine, as the Dongui Bogam, compiled by Heo Jun(1539-1615), was listed on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register.

The 25-volume encyclopedia on the principles of Korean medicine, as studied up to the early 17th century, contains detailed explanations of the causes and diagnoses of a variety of diseases, how to make medicines, how use them to treat illnesses, and knowledge about acupuncture and moxibustion.

The Dongui Bogam, which is widely regarded as the most comprehensive Asian book on traditional medicine, was listed on the Memory of the World Register in recognition of its contribution to the development of traditional medicine in East Asia, and the fact that even today it remains of inestimable use from both the academic and clinical perspectives.

This significant event will encourage many people to take more interest in Korean traditional medicine and have a positive effect on the development of the Korean traditional medicine industry, which is currently faced with various difficulties.

In the 21st century, various diseases, particularly adult and geriatric diseases and new epidemics, pose a grave threat to human health amid rapid changes in people’s lifestyles, although threats from better known diseases commonly caused by malnutrition are on the decrease. Under such circumstances, the governments of many countries are seeking ways to improve public health and welfare based on modern research into traditional medicines and the promotion of the relevant industries.

People worldwide have developed greater interest in eastern traditional medicine, which could help make up for some of the limitations of western medicine, and thus the relevant industrial areas have continued to experience growth. Thus, it is an opportune time to introduce the English version of the Dongui Bogam to the wider world.

The year of 2013 is the 400th anniversary year since the publication of the first edition of the Dongui Bogam. The work of translating and introducing the Dongui Bogam into English will be a monumental achievement.

I would like to congratulate from the bottom of my heart all those involved in the publication of the English version of this superb medical book, whose status has been enhanced from that of an important cultural heritage of Korea to that of a health book recognized by the entire world. It is also my sincere wish that the original author’s pure-hearted commitment to the enhancement of the health of humankind may be shared by more people all over the world.

Finally, I would like to thank the researchers who are taking part in the translation, the working level people who have strived to make it a successful project, and those who have cooperated in the publication of the translation.

index

PartⅠ _ Internal Bodily Elements

1. Body 身形 신형

2. Supporting the Elderly [Appendix] 附養老 노인부양

3. Essence 精 정

4. Qi 氣 기

5. Spirit 神 신

6. Blood 血 피

7. Dreams 夢 꿈

8. Voice 聲音 목소리

9. Speech 言語 언어

10. Fluids and Humors 津液 진액

11. Phlegm and Fluid Retention 痰飮 담음

12. Five Viscera and Six Bowels 五臟六腑 오장육부

13. Liver 肝臟 간

14. Heart 心臟 심장

15. Spleen 脾臟 비

16. Lungs 肺臟 폐

17. Kidneys 腎臟 신장

18. Gallbladder 膽腑 담

19. Stomach 胃腑 위

20. Small Intestine 小腸腑 소장

21. Large Intestine 大腸腑 대장

22. Bladder 膀胱腑 방광

23. Triple Energizers 三焦腑 삼초

24. Uterus 胞 포

25. Parasites 蟲 충

26. Urine 小便 소변

27. Feces 大便 대변

PartⅡ _ External Bodily Elements

1. Head 頭 머리

2. Face 面 얼굴

3. Eyes 眼 눈

4. Ears 耳 귀

5. Nose 鼻 코

6. Mouth and Tongue 口舌 입과 혀

7. Teeth 牙齒 이

8. Throat 咽喉 목구멍

9. Neck 頸項 목

10. Back 背 등

11. Chest 胸 가슴

12. Breasts 乳 젖

13. Abdomen 腹 배

14. Umbilicus (Navel) 臍 배꼽

15. Waist and Low Back 腰 허리

16. Flank 脇 옆구리

17. Skin 皮 거죽

18. Flesh 肉 살

19. Pulses 脈 맥

20. Tendons 筋 힘줄

21. Bones 骨 뼈

22. Hands 手 손

23. Feet 足 발

24. Hair 毛髮 터럭

25. Genitals 前陰 전음

26. Anus 後陰 후음

PartⅢ _ Miscellaneous disorders 1

1. Laws of the Universe 天地運氣 천지운기

2. Detection 審病 심병

3. Pattern Identification 辨證 변증

4. Diagnosing Pulse 診脈 진맥

5. How to Use Medicinals 用藥 용약

6. Emetic Method 吐 토

7. Sweating 汗 한

8. Purgation 下 하

9. Wind 風 풍

10. Cold (1) 寒上 한

11. Cold (2) 寒下 한

12. Summer-heat 暑 서

13. Dampness 濕 습

14. Dryness 燥 조

15. Fire 火 화

Part Ⅳ _ Miscellaneous disorders 2

1. Internal Damage 內傷 내상

2. Deficiency Vexation 虛勞 허로

3. Intestinal Convulsion ?亂 곽란

4. Vomiting 嘔吐 구토

5. Coughing 咳嗽 해수

PartⅤ _ Miscellaneous disorders 3

1. Accumulations 積聚 적취

2. Edema 浮腫 부종

3. Distention 脹滿 창만

4. Wasting-thirst 消渴 소갈

5. Jaundice 黃疸 황달

6. Malaria ??해학

7. Epidemic Diseases 瘟疫 온역

8. Mania 邪?사수

9. Abscesses (1) 癰疽上 옹저

10. Abscesses (2) 癰疽下 옹저

11. Boils 諸瘡 제창

PartⅥ _ Miscellaneous disorders

1. Common Wounds 諸傷 제상

2. Detoxification 解毒 해독

3. Emergencies 救急 구급

4. Diseases of Unkown Causes 怪疾 괴질

5. Various Prescriptions 雜方 잡방

6. Gynecology 婦人 부인

7. Pediatrics 小兒 소아

PartⅦ_Herbs

1. Introduction 湯液序例 탕액 머리글

2. Water 水部 물

3. Soil 土部 흙

4. Grain 穀部 곡식

5. Human Ingredients 人部 사람

6. Avian 禽部 날짐승

7. Land Animals 獸部 길짐승

8. Sea Creatures 魚部 물고기

9. Insects 蟲部 벌레

10. Fruits 果部 과실

11. Vegetables 菜部 야채

12. Plants (1) 草部上 풀

13. Plants (2) 草部下 풀

14. Trees 木部 나무

15. Jades 玉部 옥

16. Minerals and Stones 石部 돌

17. Metals 金部 쇠붙이

PartⅦ _ Acupuncture and Moxibustion

1. Acupuncture and Moxibustion 鍼灸 침구

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