Journal of Pharmacopuncture (Feb 2005)

A Story of Literature on Acupuncture & Moxibustion Techniques to Treat 6 Kinds of Belly-ache Described by Huh Jun in DongUiBoGam(東醫寶鑑)

  • Joon-Moo Lee,
  • Jun-Hwan Ji

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2005.8.1.073
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 73 – 80

Abstract

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Objective : The purpose of this study is as follows. We classify belly-ache into six kinds as mentioned in DongUiBoGam(東醫寶鑑), and are going to present each acupuncture & moxibustion treatment. Methods : For the purpose of looking for each treatment, we referred to a large number of literature for belly-ache treatment from ancient to malearn. Results : The six kinds of belly-ache have each treatment above all, in treatment of belly-ache due to cold-belly-ache(寒腹痛) and hot-belly-ache(熱腹痛) have pain in the formable of ache part. Therefore, general point such as CV12, CV8, ST36. Extra Meridian are used in turn. Also bad-blood-belly ache and many kinds of belly-ache such as BL18, BL17, LR2 are mainly used much in turn. Especially CV is in common use. Conclusions : we conclude that six kinds of belly-ache have each different acupuncture & moxibustion points and treatment, so if we follow each treatment we might obtain more higher treatment rate of belly-ache.

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