Journal of Haehwa Medicine (혜화의학회지)

Research Institute of Korean Medicine (대전대학교 한의학연구소)
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A study on the meaning of 'Half outside and half inside(半表半裏)' in Sanhanlun(傷寒論)

"상한론(傷寒論)"에 나타난 반표반리(半表半裏)의 개념에 관한 소고(小考)

  • Jung, Il-Hyung (Dept. of Oriental Medicine, Graduate School, Daejeon University) ;
  • Yoon, Chang-Yul (Dept. of Oriental Medicine, Graduate School, Daejeon University)
  • 정일형 (대전대학교 한의과대학 원전학교실) ;
  • 윤창열 (대전대학교 한의과대학 원전학교실)
  • Published : 2009.12.31
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Abstract

The 'Half outside and half inside(半表半裏)' is the part which is located between outside and inside, and it is regarded as the nickname of ShaoYang(少陽) in Sanhanlun(傷寒論). About the meaning of 'Half outside and half inside', many medical scientists agreed that the 'outside' is 'TaiYang(太陽)', but they didn't agreed the meaning of 'inside'. One group insisted the 'inside' is 'YangMing (陽明)', the other group instisted that 'TaiYin(太陰)'. To know which opinion is correct, I analyed the Kwigyung(歸經) of herbs in Soshihotang(小柴胡湯) which has a close relationship with ShaoYang, and it is proved that the Kwigyung of herbs is the Foot ShaoYang-GALL BLADDER Meridian(足少陽膽經), Hand TaiYin-LUNG Meridian(手太陰肺經), and Foot TaiYin-SPLEEN Meridian(足太陰脾經). So I concluded that the 'inside' is not 'YangMing' but 'TaiYin'.

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