Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine (사상체질의학회지)

The Society Of Sasang Constitutional Medicine (사상체질의학회)
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Survey Study about Sasangin's Characteristics of Face, Voice, Skin and Pulse Diagnosis

사상인(四象人)의 안면, 음성, 피부 및 맥진 특성에 관한 설문조사 연구

  • Lee, Jun-Hee (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-hee Univ.) ;
  • Kim, Yun-Hee (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-hee Univ.) ;
  • Hwang, Min-Woo (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-hee Univ.) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Yeol (Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Eui-Ju (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-hee Univ.) ;
  • Song, Il-Byung (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-hee Univ.) ;
  • Koh, Byung-Hee (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-hee Univ.)
  • 이준희 (경희대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 김윤희 (경희대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 황민우 (경희대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 김종열 (한국한의학연구원) ;
  • 이의주 (경희대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 송병일 (경희대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 고병희 (경희대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과)
  • Published : 2007.12.31
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Abstract

1. Objectives The purpose of this study is to find out the grade of practical use, the important element and the significant characteristics of Sasangin' s face, voice, skin and pulse diagnostic impression, in Sasang constitutional clinical diagnosis. 2. Methods We analysed the survey data about Sasangin' s face, voice, skin and pulse diagnostic impression, drawn up by specialist in Sasang constitutional medicine. 3. Results and Conclusions (1) In the application degree of face feature, the case which it was applied with 20-40% and 40-60% were 16 people(43.2%) respectively. In voice, the case applied with 0-20% was 19 people(51.4%), in skin, 0-20% and 20-40% were 14 people(37.8%) respectively and in pulse diagnosis, 0-20% were 25 people(73.0%). (2) In constitutional diagnosis, the important element of face were 'frontal whole shape', 'whole impression' and 'size and shape of eye, ear, mose and mouth', the important element of voice 'speed of speech', 'purity and impurity' and 'pitch', the important element of skin 'thickness', 'feel of touch' and 'size of skin pores' and the important element of pulse diagnosis 'speed of pulse', 'sinking and floating' and 'weakness and firmness'. (3) The important face characteristics of Taeyangin were 'bright eye', 'broad forehead' and 'strong impression', Soyangin 'protruding forehead', 'thin and small lips', 'narrowing and sharp chin', Taeumin 'thick lips', 'flat face', 'large eye, nose, ear and mouth' and Soeumin 'long and slender face', 'downward slanting eyes' and 'small eye, nose, ear and mouth', The important voice characteristics of Taeyangin were 'loud' and 'clear', Soyangin 'rapid' and 'high-pitched tone', Taeumin 'chick', 'slow' and 'low-pitched tone' and Soeumin 'small and feeble' and 'slow'. The important skin characteristics of Taeyangin were 'thin' and 'white', Soyangin 'thin', 'smooth' and 'elastic', Taeumin 'thick', 'large skin-pore', 'coarse' and Soeumin 'soft', 'thin' and 'subtle skin-pore'. The important pulse characteristics of Taeyangin were 'rapid' and 'large', Soyangin 'rapid' and 'floating', Taeumin 'tense', 'long' and 'solid' and Soeumin 'fine', 'weak' and 'slow'.

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