Jeunggeubyubang

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1577

Category

Books & Records

Era

15세기

Designated year

2008

Location

용인시, 경기도— 경기도 용인시 기흥구 상갈로 6 (상갈동, 경기도박물관)

Coordinates

37.268330, 127.108756

This 15th century medical book titled Jeunggeup yubang (Collection of Prescriptions for Emergency Treatment) was compiled by combining two earlier Chinese books on knowledge handed down among medical experts: Yijia michuan suisen beiyong jiajian shisan fang (Thirteen Methods to Add or Reduce Physical Preparedness Handed Down Among Medical Experts) and Jiangyan jiujifang (Empirical First-aid Methods), written by Ye Yinxian, an official of Linjiang during the Ming Dynasty. The two-volume book contains prescriptions for healing 13 illnesses including colds, influenza and stomachache, and necessary medicinal materials, and an appendix about making pillows that would help ensure health and longevity. The second volume provides first-aid treatment and drug prescriptions for 37 symptoms ranging from acute gastroenteritis to chronic diarrhea. As it has no publishing note, there is no way to know exactly when the book was made. However, in view of the state of the printing, the format of the printing blocks, the font style and the quality of the paper, the book is believed to have been printed from woodblocks in the 15th century. The only known copy of the book, it is valuable material for the study of the history of Korean medicine and publishing.

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