The Patterns and Characteristics of Esoteric Buddhist Therapies during Goryeo Dynasty [PDF]
This study focused its investigation on esoteric Buddhist treatment methods during Goryeo. In Goryeo, they published dharani scriptures related to illness. Beomseo-chongji-jip, a collection of dharanis, contains few dharanis for treatment.
Sooyoun KIM
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History of the medical licensing examination () in Korea’s Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) [PDF]
This article aims to describe the training and medical licensing system (uieop) for becoming a physician officer (uigwan) during Korea’s Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392).
Kyung-Lock Lee
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Important Drugs and Its Patterns during the Late Goryeo Dynasty -Obtain and distribution of Bupleuri Radix (柴胡) and Ginger(生薑)- [PDF]
This article deals with drugs obtain and distribution during the Goryeo Dynasty. In particular, I analyzed the case of ‘Bupleuri Radix(柴胡)’, which corresponds to ‘dot-ui minali’ as Idu(吏讀), an archaic Korean notation, and Ginger(生薑), which was ...
Kyung-Rok LEE
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Skin-Whitening Effect of a Callus Extract of Nelumbo nucifera Isolate Haman [PDF]
The sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. Isolate Haman, in the family Nelumbonaceae) used in this study originated from the Haman region of Korea, and lotus seeds dating back to the Goryeo Dynasty (650–760 years ago) were accidentally discovered. Lotus
Sung Ho Moon +9 more
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Yŏm Sŭngik(廉承益) and Healing through the Conception of the Baoqieyin Dhāraṇī-Maṇḍala Image in the Late Goryeo Dynasty [PDF]
Yŏm Sŭngik (廉承益) was a ch’ongshin (寵臣) or court favorite of the late Goryeo dynasty who was recognized for his ability to cure diseases using dhār ī and subsequently appointed prime minister of the country.
Young-ae LIM
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Chemical Diversity of Essential Oils from Korean Native Populations of Agastache rugosa (Korean Mint) [PDF]
Agastache rugosa (baechohyang) is one of the most important aromatic plants native to the Republic of Korea. A. rugosa fragrance has been used to prepare incense since the Goryeo Dynasty in Korea.
Minji Hong +5 more
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Mummification in Korea and China: Mawangdui, Song, Ming and Joseon Dynasty Mummies. [PDF]
Over the decades, mummy studies have expanded to reconstruct a multifaceted knowledge about the ancient populations’ living conditions, pathologies, and possible cause of death in different spatiotemporal contexts. Mainly due to linguistic barriers, however, the international knowledge of East Asian mummies has remained sketchy until recently.
Shin DH, Bianucci R, Fujita H, Hong JH.
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Paleopathological Considerations on Malaria Infection in Korea before the 20th Century. [PDF]
Malaria, one of the deadliest diseases in human history, still infects many people worldwide. Among the species of the genus Plasmodium, P. vivax is commonly found in temperate‐zone countries including South Korea. In this article, we first review the history of malarial infection in Korea by means of studies on Joseon documents and the related ...
Shin DH, Seo M, Hong JH, Lee E.
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Hwajohwa of the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasties
During the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392), hwajohwa (花鳥畵: flower-and-bird painting) shed the supernatural and structural form of earlier periods and increasingly came to be created and admired as an independent art genre. In the Joseon period (1392-1910), the
Sunpyo Hong
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Gold-Painted Celadon of the Late Goryeo Dynasty
Seungchang Jeon
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