Kang Young Min, Komakech Richard, Karigar Chandrakant Shivappa, Saqib Asma
K-Herb Research Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
Korean Medicine Life Science, University of Science & Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Integr Med Res. 2017 Jun;6(2):105-113. doi: 10.1016/j.imr.2016.12.003. Epub 2017 Feb 20.
Traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) plays an integral role in providing health care worldwide. It is based on sound fundamental principles and centuries of practices. This study compared traditional Indian medicine (TIM) and traditional Korean medicine (TKM) basing on data obtained from peer reviewed articles, respective government institutional reports and World Health Organization reports. Despite the fact that TIM and TKM have individual qualities that are unique from each other including different histories of origin, they share a lot in common. Apart from Homeopathy in TIM, both systems are hinged on similar principle of body constitutional-based concept and similar disease diagnosis methods of mainly auscultation, palpation, visual inspection, and interrogation. Similarly, the treatment methods of TIM and TKM follow similar patterns involving use of medicinal herbs, moxibustion, acupuncture, cupping, and manual therapy. Both T&CM are majorly practiced in well-established hospitals by T&CM doctors who have undergone an average of 6-7 years of specialized trainings. However, unlike TIM which has less insurance coverage, the popularity of TKM is majorly due to its wide national insurance coverage. These two medical traditions occupy increasingly greater portion of the global market. However, TIM especially Ayurveda has gained more global recognition than TKM although the emergence of Sasang Constitutional Medicine in TKM is beginning to become more popular. This comparative analysis between TIM and TKM may provide vital and insightful contribution towards constitutional-based concept for further development and future studies in T&CM.
传统医学与补充替代医学在全球医疗保健中发挥着不可或缺的作用。它基于合理的基本原理和数百年的实践。本研究基于从同行评审文章、各自政府机构报告以及世界卫生组织报告中获取的数据，对印度传统医学（TIM）和韩国传统医学（TKM）进行了比较。尽管TIM和TKM具有各自独特的特质，包括不同的起源历史，但它们有许多共同之处。除了TIM中的顺势疗法外，这两种医学体系都基于类似的体质概念原则以及主要通过听诊、触诊、视诊和问诊的类似疾病诊断方法。同样，TIM和TKM的治疗方法遵循相似模式，包括使用草药、艾灸、针灸、拔罐和手法治疗。这两种传统医学与补充替代医学主要由接受了平均6至7年专业培训的医生在成熟的医院中实践。然而，与TIM保险覆盖范围较小不同，TKM的流行主要归因于其广泛的国家保险覆盖。这两种医学传统在全球市场中所占份额越来越大。然而，尽管TKM中的四象体质医学开始变得更受欢迎，但TIM尤其是阿育吠陀医学比TKM获得了更多的全球认可。TIM与TKM之间的这种比较分析可能会为传统医学与补充替代医学基于体质的概念的进一步发展和未来研究提供重要且有见地的贡献。
