Yakchim

Infobox Korean name


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"Yakchim" is an oriental medical treatment. It is also called Pharmacupuncture, Korean Herb-acupuncture and Acupuncture with medicinal herbs).

ummary

An oriental medical treatment with the injection of medicinal substances on the "gyeonghyeol" (經穴:Acupuncture points = the points of "kyungrak (=meridians經絡)) which acts through the function of a needle and some medicinal substances.

Body

It is also known as "Yakchim" (藥鍼)Immunization, "Suchim" (水针), "Yakchimyobeop"(a method of treatment of "Yakchim"), "Hyeolwi" (穴位) needle therapy. It is a type of medical science of Immunity (免疫医学) injecting to the important "gyeonghyeol" (經穴:Acupuncture points) ingredients extracted from oriental medical herbs.

It can also be said that the therapy of a needle for acupuncture is a method of treatment stimulating the human body externally and the medication therapy is stimulating the internal organs internally. It has an intention of improving the effectiveness of treatment by enforcing the two therapies simultaneously.

It was developed by Nam Sang Chun(南相千) from South Korea who had researched the formation of "kyungrak" (=meridians經絡) in 1956 and has strengthened the immunity developing into a specialty of acupuncture field and since 1963 he has examined closely the functioning of "kyungrak" (=meridians經絡) using a syringe with herbal medication such as "sanjoin" (酸棗仁), "hwanggi" (黃芪: Astragalus membranaceus Bunge), ginseng (人蔘) and "nokyong" (鹿茸: the young antlers of the deer).

It is distinguished that "gyeonghyeol" (經穴:Acupuncture points) has an effect by itself only with the stimulation of the needle, but can be achieved greater therapeutic effect with the injection of specific medicinal herbs. It is being researched and developed in several countries like South Korea, China and Japan and others, where the oriental therapies are prevalent. The department of the career of "Yakchim" has been implemented in the Korean Oriental medicine institute in August 26 1990 in South Korea and the research and the diffusion about "Yakchim"( 藥鍼) has been progressing actively.

ee also

* Acupoint therapy
* Acupressure
* Acupuncture detoxification
* Auriculotherapy
* Chin na
* Complementary and Alternative Medicine
* Dry needling
* Electroacupuncture
* Medical acupuncture
* Pressure Points
* Qi
* Qigong
* Seitai
* Susuk
* T'ai Chi Ch'uan
* Traditional Chinese medicine
* Trigger point
* Veterinary acupuncture

Bibliography

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External links

* [http://kmbase.medric.or.kr/Main.aspx?d=KMBASE&m=VIEW&i=1138519970010010087]

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