Donguibogam

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The Donguibogam ( Korean : 동의보감 , Chinese  東 醫 寶 鑑 ) is a 23-volume work from 1613 about the state of Korean medicine at that time during the Joseon Dynasty ( 조선 왕조 ) (1392-1910).

Notation in western literature

The spelling of the name of the work can be found in different ways in Western and English-language literature. In addition to the spellings used here in the article, which, according to an article from the journal The Journal of Korean Oriental Medicine, is considered to be the correct one, spellings such as, Dongui Bogam , Dongui-Bogam or even DongUiBoGam can be found. They all relate to the same work.

The work

The 23-volume work Donguibogam, which can be translated as “the cherished reflection of Eastern medicine” , was written by the physician of the royal court, Heo Jun ( 허준 ) (1539–1615) and in 1613 by the government of King Gwanghaegun ( 광해군 ) ( 1575–1641) printed and published. It is one of the most representative works of Korean medicine and has been published several times in various countries in Asia, including countries such as China , Japan and Vietnam .

After Korea's liberation from Japanese occupation in 1945, the work formed the basis for modern Korean medicine. In 2013 the work was translated into English with the support of the Korean government. The work is now also available as a free app for smartphones via iOS and Android .

history

It was King Seonjo ( 선조 ) (1552–1608) who commissioned the physician Heo Jun, who came to the royal court in his early thirties and became the king's personal physician at the age of 37, to do a comprehensive medical treatment To create work. Heo Jun needed 16 years for the work, during which he not only described the physical structure of the human body, but also devoted himself to the various diseases of his time in eleven volumes. As an example, he described in detail the importance of pulse measurement , which was seen as an important part of a medical diagnosis.

World document heritage

In July 2009, UNESCO named the writings of Donguibogam from 1613 as World Document Heritage and included the collection in the Memory of the World Register .

literature

  • Yeon Kyung : Donguibogam: Precious Book of Medicine . In: UNESCO (Ed.): The UNESCO Courier . No. 9 , 2009, ISSN  1993-8616 , p. 18–19 (English, online [PDF; 1,2 MB ; accessed on November 10, 2018]).
  • Hong-Jae Kim, Yoo-Chang Han, Myung-Dong Kim : Donguibogam or DongUiBoGam: Is It Still a Different Book? . A Study on the Translation of Donguibogam into English Orthography . In: The Journal of Korean Oriental Medicine . Vol. 31 , No. 6 . Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute , 2010, p. 29–39 (English, online [PDF; 321 kB ; accessed on November 10, 2018]).
  • Andrew Koh : The Modernity of Donguibogam . October 2013 (English, online [accessed November 10, 2018] The paper was presented at the International Conference on Donguibogam, Sancheong, Gyeongsangnamdo in South Korea).
  • Bong-Keun Song, Jin-Hee Won, Sungchul Kim : Historical Medical Value of Donguibogam . In: Journal of Pharmacopuncture . Vol. 19 , No. 1 . Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute , March 2016, p. 16–20 , doi : 10.3831 / KPI.2016.19.002 (English).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kim, Han, Kim : Donguibogam or DongUiBoGam: Is It Still a Different Book? . In: The Journal of Korean Oriental Medicine . 2010, p.  29 .
  2. ↑ a b What is the Donguibogam? . In: korea.net . Korean Culture and Information Service , April 29, 2014, accessed November 10, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Lee Jeong-hyeon : The Donguibogam in my hand . In: iTunes . Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine , accessed November 10, 2018 .
  4. ↑ The Donguibogam in my hand . In: Google Play . Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine , accessed November 10, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Yeon Kyung : Donguibogam: Precious Book of Medicine . In: the UNESCO Courier . 2009, p.  18 .
  6. ↑ Yeon Kyung : Donguibogam: Precious Book of Medicine . In: the UNESCO Courier . 2009, p.  19 .
  7. ^ Uigwe: The Royal Protocols of the Joseon Dynasty . In: Memory of the World Register . UNESCO , 2007, accessed November 9, 2018 .