『眉巖日記』의 의학 기록 연구

Abstract

Miamilgi(眉巖日記) is a private journal of Yoo Heechun(柳希春, 1513~1577). It provides vast amount of informations on political, social, economical, and cultural environment of 16C, including medicine. In order to assess historical significance of this journal in medical field, medicine-associated contents are classified into 6 categories in this paper. Miamilgi contains information on renowned doctors, such as Heojoon(許浚), Yang Yaesu(楊禮壽), Yi gong-gi(李公沂). Yoo had a intimate relation with Naeyiwon(內醫院). Miamilgi also provides core information of women doctor system. Yoo mentioned various sorts of medical texts, ranging from texts of herbs(本草), emergency medicine(救急醫書), Yangsheng(養生書), prescription(方書) and encyclopedic handbooks(生活百科). Aristocratic men were well equipped with practical knowledge of medicine. They utilized this knowledge on daily life if the illness they confronted didn't need detailed diagnosis of doctors. Yoo was physically handicapped because of malpractice of surgical acupuncture treatment by his parents, who had not been qualified with medicine. He also had symptoms of diabetes which he gained during his long banishment. He had a great concern for medicine and studied Yangsheng(養生) to preserve health. Accumulation of these knowledge helped him write notes for King Sunjo. He left yangsheng-guidelines for his descendents. There are treatments recorded in his journal. Acupuncture and herbal prescription were practiced by doctors, but some folk remedies were used on his own. He used bath remedy and externally applied with specially processed herbs. In food remedy, he used porridge, alcoholic drink and fruit. Historical documentations and texts are basis of studying the history of medicine, and make different contribution according to their nature. Aristocratic men of Chosun dynasty produced many kinds of official or private journals. Medicine-related contents in journals are fundamental to understand medical environment of the time, because they provides detailed and realistic view.