8體質醫學에서 木·土·金·水4體質群의 臨床的特徵에 對한 硏究A Study on the Clinical Characteristics of 4-Constitution Groups in 8-Constitution Medicine
- Other Titles
- A Study on the Clinical Characteristics of 4-Constitution Groups in 8-Constitution Medicine
- Authors
- 이상범; 최경미; 박영재; 박영배
- Issue Date
- 2005
- Publisher
- 대한한의학회
- Keywords
- 8-constitution medicine; constitution acupuncture; constitution questionnaire.
- Citation
- 대한한의학회지, v.26, no.3, pp.80 - 97
- Journal Title
- 대한한의학회지
- Volume
- 26
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 80
- End Page
- 97
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hongik/handle/2020.sw.hongik/25427
- ISSN
- 1010-0695
- Abstract
- Backgrounds : In recent years there has been renewed interest in the importance of 8-constitution medicine as evidenced by
growth of research in this field. Although diagnosis by 8-constitution depends on pulse types, it still is subjective and thus
could be insignificant. Therefore, diagnosis based on objective characteristics is essential.
Objectives : The purpose of this study was to find objective characteristics of the 4-constitution groups {木(Mok;
hepatonia, cholecystonia), {土(To; pancreotonia, gastrotonia), {金(Gum; pulmotonia, colonotonia),{水(Soo; renotonia,
vesicotonia)} in 8-constitution for further diagnosis and therapy. Also, some significant clinical tendencies of 4-constitution
groups were studied.
Methods : From Nov. 2001 to Apr. 2004, data were collected through a questionnaire given to 720 patients who were
classified into one of 8 constitutions according to their pulse types and their responses to constitution-based acupuncture
therapy. The questionnaire was composed of 80 items which were about personality, physical shape, habit, physiological and
pathological symptoms, response to drugs, favorites and responses to various foods. The data were statistically analyzed by
cross-tabulation and one-way analysis of variance, and SPSS V10.0.7 PC was used.
Results : The results are summarized as follows:
1) Among participants, proportions of hepatotonia, pancreotonia, and cholecystotonia were higher than those of vesicotonia,
pulmotonia, colonotonia, renotonia, gastrotonia.
2) 52 items of 80 variances showed significant differences by gender.
3) 13 items were highly correlated with 4-constitution groups in males, and 26 items in females.
4) 22 items showed significant group differences among 4-constitution groups in males, and 41 items in females.
Also, for each item 4-constitution groups were sorted according to their means, so that the constitutional tendencies were
objectively figured out by personality, shape, habit, physiological and pathological symptoms, response to drugs, favorites and
responses to foods.
Conclusions : Most clinical characteristics of 4-constitution groups found in this study coincided with those from the
previous ones in this field. Thus, classifying patients into one of the 4-constitution groups based on significant objective
characteristics is of great benefit to diagnosis and therapy. Further study should be followed to improve proper therapy for
each constitution.
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