Principles and Practice of Eastern Medicine: Korean

Donguibogam (Principles and practice of Eastern medicine), an encyclopaedia of medical knowledge and treatment techniques. compiled by Heo Jun, a Korean court physician, received a royal command to write a medical book to assist people suffering from famine, during the rule of King Seonjo (1552--1608, reigned, 1567--1608). Heo Jun himself picked the proper medicinal herbs, which were native to the Korean Peninsula. He conducted human clinical trials to test the efficacy of the medicines, and he wrote the names of the herbs in Korean so that the common people could learn them. For ease of use, the contents of the encyclopaedia were divided into five categories Naegyeong (Internals), Oehyeong (Externals), Japbyeong (Various diseases), Tangaek (Herbal juices), and Chimgu (Acupuncture). Donguibogam was disseminated as far as Japan and China and informed the evolution of medicine in East Asia and beyond

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