2023, Vol.35, No.1

Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine 2022 KCI Impact Factor : 0.87

pISSN : 1226-4075 / eISSN : 2287-786X
https://journal.kci.go.kr/JSCM

Objectives This paper was to compare and analyze the contents of Dongeuisasang Geumnangbogyeol(東醫四象錦囊寶訣) with previously published books on Sasang medicine. Methods Dongeuisasang Geumnangbogyeol(東醫四象錦囊寶訣) was compared and analyzed with the previously published Dongeuisasangsinpyeon(東醫四象新編) and Dongeuisusebowon(東醫壽世保元). Results and Conclusions Dongeuisasang Geumnangbogyeol(東醫四象錦囊寶訣) is a book related to Sasang medicine, written by the author Park Byeong-Gil in 1961 and published by Haenglim Seowon in 1961. Mainly, the contents of Dongeuisasangsinpyeon(東醫四象新編) were transcribed, but it is meaningful in that he recorded the body shape of Sasang constitution and the prescriptions he experienced clinically. 18 Taeumin prescriptions, 43 Soeumin prescriptions, and 13 Soyangin prescriptions were recorded, and it could be seen that in the Taeeumin prescriptions, the brain-nervous system disease was recorded, and in Soeumin prescriptions and Soyangin prescriptions, digestive system diseases were mainly recorded.

Objectives This study was conducted to observe physiological changes when the function of spleen was extremely deteriorated, and to make an animal model with spleen deficiency. Methods The Normal group (Nr group) was not administered with Senna Folium extract. The SFE group(Senna Folium extract group) was administered with Senna Folium extract every day for the first 2 weeks and then every other day for another week. And the SFE_G group(Senna Folium extract_Ginseng group) was also administered with Senna Folium for 3weeks like the SFE group and fed with ginseng in the third week. Results The score of spleen deficiency was significantly higher in SFE group than in the Nr group and significantly lower in the SFE_G group than in the SFE group. The total weight gain was significantly lower in the SFE group than in the Nr group, and the average daily weight gain was significantly lower in the SFE group than in the Nr group. The difference in stool weight before and after the process of drying was significantly higher in the SFE group than in the Nr group, and significantly lower in the SFE-G group than the SFE group. There was no significant difference in the outcomes related to cold and heat among the three groups. Conclusions Through this study, the animal model with spleen deficiency was developed to prepare a stepping stone for animal tests to verify the efficacy and safety of constitutional prescriptions.

Objectives The study aimed to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of headaches according to Sasang constitution among 5,764 participants residing in Ansung or Ansan in Korea. Methods The Korea Sasang Constitutional Diagnostic Questionnaire was used to classify the constitution, and a self-administered questionnaire was used to collect headache data. The presence of headache, locations and patterns between groups were analyzed using the chi-square test and logistic regression adjusted for age, marital status, education, alcohol consumption, and smoking. Results Results showed that 25.6% of participants had headaches, with a significantly higher prevalence in Soeumin (30.8%) compared to Soyangin (24.9%) and Taeeumin (24.3%). Soeumin had significantly higher odds ratios for headaches than Taeeumin in both crude (1.387) and adjusted (1.319) models. Headache sites showed high frequency in the order of occipital (8.1%), temporal (8.0%), forehead (5.4%), and global regions (5.4%), and Soeumin showed significantly higher odds ratios of forehead (crude: 1.616, adjusted: 1.543) and occipital pain (crude: 1.366 adjusted: 1.379) compared to Taeeumin. No significant differences in headache patterns were observed among the groups. Conclusions This study suggests that Soeumin has a higher prevalence of headaches, particularly in forehead and occipital regions, compared to other Sasang constitutions.