A Glimpse Of The Medical Exchange Between China And Korea In The Ming Dynasty

Both China and the DPRK have a long history of medicine and are an important part of the world's medicine.They have made important contributions to world medicine.The origin of medicine in China is very early.The medical germination has already appeared in the Neolithic period.By the time of the Ming Dynasty,the Chinese medicine system was gradually improved,forming a unique medical culture.Ming Dynasty Medicine has achieved rich results in traditional Chinese medicine theory,meridians and acupuncture,herbal medicine,diagnosis,internal and external women and children,and a large number of outstanding medical works have had a profound impact on future generations,such as "Compendium of Materia Medica" and " Ancient and modern medical books,"Ancient and Modern Medical System","Classical Classics","Acupuncture and Daquan","Certificate of Correction","Responsiveness for All Diseases","Puji Fang" and so on.North Korea's medicine also started very early.Archaeological discoveries during the Neolithic period indicate that Koreans have used acupuncture to treat acupuncture and moxibustion;during the Three Kingdoms period,Goguryeo was known for acupuncture,and Silla and Baekje's prescriptions and drugs were also well known;During the reunification of the Silla period,North Korea's medical system was gradually improved,and the establishment of the medical supervision and living agencies,so that the central and local medical institutions of North Korea were gradually established;Wang's Korean is the period of initial development of Korean medicine,and a large number of township medicines.The emergence of the book laid the foundation for the prosperity of North Korean medicine;Lee's North Korea is the most prosperous period of Korean medicine,with the three major medical works of "Medical Group","Dong Yi Bao Jian" and "Village Medicine Integration Party".The emergence and establishment of the "four elephant medicine" as the main symbol,North Korea's Eastern Medicine system was established.The exchanges between Chinese and Korean medicines began very early.Han Wudi established four North Korean counties,and Chinese medicine may be introduced to North Korea.During the Three Kingdoms period,there were records of Korean doctors going to China to treat diseases,and drug exchanges between China and the DPRK;During the reunification of the Silla period,North Korea established the medical system of North Korea in the same way as China's medical system and education system.During the Goryeo Dynasty,North Korea repeatedly purchased medical books from China and published ancient Chinese books.China also repeatedly sought medical records from North Korea.During the Li Dynasty,the medical exchanges between China and the DPRK were very frequent and varied.There were drug exchanges during the tributary trade,and there were institutional exchanges for setting up medical institutions.The most distinctive feature was medical and academic exchanges based on questions and answers.During the Wanli period,the academic exchanges between China and North Korea were rich in content,which were concentrated in the "Medical Interrogation" and "Ask for North Korea",which were compiled by Ming Dynasty Fu Shuguang and Wang Yingxi.The exchange of medical theory is mainly based on the "five movements theory" and "the north and south politics";the exchange of drugs includes identification,function and system of law;the exchange of dialectical treatment is caused by eye swelling,sore throat,yin deficiency fire Mainly,such as movement,snoring and insomnia;the communication of clinical diseases is mainly obstetrics,internal medicine,infectious diseases and depleted diseases."Medical Interrogation" and "Ask for North Korea" are important manifestations of medical exchanges between China and North Korea.China and the DPRK have promoted the development of each other's medicine through academic exchange activities,thus making Sino-Korean medicine an important part of world medicine.