심양장계(瀋陽狀啓)에 나타난 질병 고찰

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to reconstruct the life history of diseases in the Joseon Dynasty by examining the actual state of diseases in the Shimyang-jang-gye The Shimyang-Jangg-ye is a report document in which the prince and his party, who were taken hostage in Qing Shenyang after their defeat in the Joseon-Qing War, reported the incident at office to the king of Joseon. Although the Jang-gye was carried out over a period of eight years from January 30, 1637 to August 18, 1644, the Jang-gye covered in this paper is examined as a translation of the Jang-gye from February 1637 to December 15, 1643. References to illness in the Qing Dynasty were centred on the prince clan, and references to other officials and low-level practitioners were extremely limited. Chapter 2 examines the environmental characteristics of disease outbreaks in Shenyang Janggye. In terms of the natural environment, they suffered from poor sanitation and endemic diseases due to the heterogeneous environment. In terms of the historical environment, they were exposed to hunger and infectious diseases caused by war and crop failure. In terms of the psychological environment, they suffered from psychological pressure from the isolated life of the host and extreme stress from the Qing Dynasty's unreasonable demands for medicinal herbs. Chapter 3 examined the actual state of the disease and its prescriptions. The actual situation of the disease was examined with a focus on infectious diseases, but there was a great fear of infection because infectious diseases spread rapidly and unexpectedly, the aetiology of which was unknown, and there was no effective treatment. In particular, compared to Joseon, it was confirmed that the Qing Dynasty government's awareness of the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases was greatly lacking. Prescriptions for diseases included acupuncture and moxibustion, prescription of 25 different medicines, the establishment and operation of a needle, and the will to practice shamanism.