A Study on the Consumption of Glue in the Joseon Dynasty(1) : Focusing on the prescription of medicinal ingredients included in the Naegyeong(內景篇) and Oehyeongpyeon(外形篇) of Donguibogam(東醫寶鑑)

This study conducted a review of the consumption of glue in the Joseon Dynasty, focusing on the prescription cases of glue included in the Naegyeong(內景篇) and Oehyeongpyeon(外形篇) of DonguiBogam(東醫寶鑑).<br/> In the case of the fecal disease section( ⼤便門) included in the Naegyeong(內景篇), glue was widely prescribed for diseases such as dysentery and constipation.<br/> In the case of the blood disease section(血門) included in the Naegyeong, glue was widely prescribed for symptoms of vomiting blood through the mouth or pouring blood through the nose, bleeding through the mouth and ears, blood sweating, blood mixing in feces, a loose nose, and blood mixing in urine.<br/> In t he case of uterine disease sect ions( 胞門), voice disease sections(聲音門), mental disease sections(神門), parasitic disease sections(蟲門), and lung disease sensations(肺臟門) included in the Naegyeong, glue was prescribed for diseases such as irregular menstruation, symptoms of bleeding into the uterus, sore throat, mental and physical anxiety, nematodes, lung disease, symptoms of red and white fluid coming out of the uterus, and other cases of weak and cold spleen and small intestine. In addition, it was prescribed for the symptoms of blood mixing in the urine corresponding to the urine disease section(淋閉門).<br/> In t he case of t he Oehyeongpyeon, glue was prescribed for several diseases such as migraines, various hemorrhoids, constipation, blemishes, loose mouths, and hardened breasts.<br/> Although the above review focuses on the prescription of medicinal ingredients included in the Naegyeong and Oehyeongpyeon of DonguiBogam, it confirms that the prescription and consumption of the medicine of glue in the Joseon Dynasty was relatively extensive. In addition, such research is expected to provide an important basis for other consumption studies of glue in the future.