2011-01-09

National Folk museum

Today I went to the National folk museum. I saw a lot of things but one thing took my sight. It was medical of Korea and how they did it.

            For hundreds of years people visited doctors to be cured. The difference between western medicine and oriental medicine is that the ways in which they treat the condition.

            Hundreds of years ago medical arts was very important because lots of people got ill easily because there were no early injections. Sometimes they died because of a common cold.

For example, oriental doctors use the yin and yang theory. Hanyak is made out of herbs and it is for person who is cold. Most are gugija, daechu, insam, deer horn.  Acupuncture and moxa cautery is trying to make evil spirits to go away. It is cleaner and more affective with no side effects. A famous book written by ÇãÁØ is µ¿ÀǺ¸°¨. It tells about Korea¡¯s medical ability. It is the main point of the western medical too. This book also uses Yin and Yang theory. That is the hot and the cold air has to come together.  

The western medical is the doctor doing injections and giving pills, but it makes side effects. Also it doesn¡¯t hurt and it is easy to be healed. Still I want western medicine because it is easier to get cured and it is a lot quicker and it is scientifically advised.