Traditional Indian medicine (TIM) and traditional Korean medicine (TKM): aconstitutional-based concept and comparison
Authors
Young Kang
aK-Herb Research Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
Richard Komakech
bKorean Medicine Life Science, University of Science & Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Chandrakant Karigar
dDepartment of Biochemistry, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India
Asma Saqib
eDepartment of Biochemistry, Maharani’s Science College for Women, Bangalore, India
Keywords:
Constitutional-Based Concept, Traditional and Complementary Medicine, Traditional Indian Medicine, Traditional Korean Medicine, Sasang Constitutional Medicine
Abstract
Traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) plays an integral role in providing health care worldwide. It is based on sound fundamental principles and centuries of practices. This study compared traditional Indian medicine (TIM) and traditional Korean medicine (TKM) basing on data obtained from peer reviewed articles, respective government institutional reports and World Health Organization reports. Despite the fact that TIM and TKM have individual qualities that are unique from each other including different histories of origin, they share a lot in common. Apart from Homeopathy in TIM, both systems are hinged on similar principle of body constitutional-based concept and similar disease diagnosis methods of mainly auscultation, palpation, visual inspection, and interrogation. Similarly, the treatment methods of TIM and TKM follow similar patterns involving use of medicinal herbs, moxibustion, acupuncture, cupping, and manual therapy. Both T&CM are majorly practiced in well-established hospitals by T&CM doctors who have undergone an average of 6–7 years of specialized trainings. However, unlike TIM which has less insurance coverage, the popularity of TKM is majorly due to its wide national insurance coverage. These two medical traditions occupy increasingly greater portion of the global market. However, TIM especially Ayurveda has gained more global recognition than TKM although the emergence of Sasang Constitutional Medicine in TKM is beginning to become more popular. This comparative analysis between TIM and TKM may provide vital and insightful contribution towards constitutional-based concept for further development and future studies in T&CM.
Keywords: Constitutional-Based Concept, Traditional and Complementary Medicine, Traditional Indian Medicine, Traditional Korean Medicine, Sasang Constitutional Medicine
Author Biographies
Young Kang, aK-Herb Research Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
bKorean Medicine Life Science, University of Science & Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Richard Komakech, bKorean Medicine Life Science, University of Science & Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
cNatural Chemotherapeutics Research Institute, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
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