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I came here because I was really worried about my career path. I made the right choice.
“Medical Chosun” It has already been a year and a half since we lost our normal daily lives due to COVID-19. While the isolation and treatment of infected individuals are now being carried out more systematically than in the early stages, the response was extremely chaotic and disorderly during the initial surge of cases, the resurgence of the virus, and now, as the Delta variant spreads. If we are facing such difficulties even in 2021, a year of advanced medical technology, how did the Joseon
The Joseon Dynasty's response to pandemics was social distancing; without knowledge of prevention and treatment methods, even a common cold can be a major illness. Chapter 1: Joseon's Medical System and Facilities. The system clearly established the functions of medical institutions—such as the Jeonuigam, Naeuiwon, and Hyeminseo—which are frequently mentioned in historical dramas. Chapter 2: The Top 10 Diseases That Plagued the People of Joseon. The common cold, boils, hemorrhoids, diabetes,
Did 'social distancing' already exist during the Joseon Dynasty? It was a truly fascinating book to read. Even now, we are unable to escape the suffering caused by viruses, but our ancestors were not much different. This book contains interesting facts about medicine in the Joseon Dynasty. The common cold, which was surprisingly perceived as a terrifying disease, is said to have caused great suffering to everyone from the lowest class to the king during the Joseon era. There are also boils that
Medical Joseon / Park Young-gyu / Kim Youngsa – Stories of Joseon’s Diseases, Medicine, and Famous Doctors We Didn’t Know As we watch the COVID-19 pandemic, which has lasted well over a year and shows no signs of disappearing, we are compelled to wonder: what was life like in times when medicine had not yet advanced as it has today? In the Joseon Dynasty, people died from a common cold, which we now consider merely a minor ailment. What was the medical practice like during that era? *Medical
This is an intriguing history book that tells stories of the Joseon Dynasty related to disease and medicine through five themes: medical facilities, the top ten diseases, kings and diseases, renowned physicians, and medical texts. While there are many history books with specific themes, this one focuses on disease and medicine, offering an opportunity to closely examine the lives of ordinary people in addition to the easily accessible stories of the king and the royal court. It is a book that
"Medical Joseon" is a chronicle of the tenacious struggle against disease by the people of Joseon, who established a systematic medical system and saved the people even in harsh environments.
Park Young-gyu: Medical Chosun
What was the disease that the people of Joseon feared the most? How did they cope with disease in an era where a mere cold could determine life or death? How did they overcome a pandemic that plunged the entire nation into an epidemic? From medical facilities such as the Jeonuigam, the cradle of medical education, and the Hyeminseo, the representative hospital for commoners, to the ten major diseases that swept through Joseon—including King Sejong's diabetes and Song Si-yeol's hemorrhoids—and their treatments, as well as the illnesses and causes of death suffered by kings, renowned physicians, and various medical texts—this is the chronicle of the tenacious struggle against disease by the people of Joseon, who established a systematic medical system and saved their people even in harsh environments. Everything about 500 years of Joseon medicine that we never knew before: The Joseon Medical Dictionary.
Korean title: 메디컬 조선
Korean author: 박영규
Korean publisher: 김영사
ISBN-13: 9788934988373
Reviews
I came here because I was really worried about my career path. I made the right choice.
“Medical Chosun” It has already been a year and a half since we lost our normal daily lives due to COVID-19. While the isolation and treatment of infected individuals are now being carried out more systematically than in the early stages, the response was extremely chaotic and disorderly during the initial surge of cases, the resurgence of the virus, and now, as the Delta variant spreads. If we are facing such difficulties even in 2021, a year of advanced medical technology, how did the Joseon
The Joseon Dynasty's response to pandemics was social distancing; without knowledge of prevention and treatment methods, even a common cold can be a major illness. Chapter 1: Joseon's Medical System and Facilities. The system clearly established the functions of medical institutions—such as the Jeonuigam, Naeuiwon, and Hyeminseo—which are frequently mentioned in historical dramas. Chapter 2: The Top 10 Diseases That Plagued the People of Joseon. The common cold, boils, hemorrhoids, diabetes,
Did 'social distancing' already exist during the Joseon Dynasty? It was a truly fascinating book to read. Even now, we are unable to escape the suffering caused by viruses, but our ancestors were not much different. This book contains interesting facts about medicine in the Joseon Dynasty. The common cold, which was surprisingly perceived as a terrifying disease, is said to have caused great suffering to everyone from the lowest class to the king during the Joseon era. There are also boils that
Medical Joseon / Park Young-gyu / Kim Youngsa – Stories of Joseon’s Diseases, Medicine, and Famous Doctors We Didn’t Know As we watch the COVID-19 pandemic, which has lasted well over a year and shows no signs of disappearing, we are compelled to wonder: what was life like in times when medicine had not yet advanced as it has today? In the Joseon Dynasty, people died from a common cold, which we now consider merely a minor ailment. What was the medical practice like during that era? *Medical
This is an intriguing history book that tells stories of the Joseon Dynasty related to disease and medicine through five themes: medical facilities, the top ten diseases, kings and diseases, renowned physicians, and medical texts. While there are many history books with specific themes, this one focuses on disease and medicine, offering an opportunity to closely examine the lives of ordinary people in addition to the easily accessible stories of the king and the royal court. It is a book that
"Medical Joseon" is a chronicle of the tenacious struggle against disease by the people of Joseon, who established a systematic medical system and saved the people even in harsh environments.
