Dong Eui Soo Se Bo Won(the Textbook of Oriental Medicine for
Longevity and Life Preservation)
The above book consisted of four volumes, and was written by Lee, Je Ma.
This book was printed by his students after his death (AD 1901). He
proposed a new theory, the so-called four constitutional medicines, based on
the physiological and functional differences of the human body according to
the external shape, emotional activities, and size of the internal viscera and
bowels. Such physiological and functional differences are categorised into
four constitutions by which all humans can be classified: the Greater Yang
person, the Greater Yin person, the Lesser Yang person and the Lesser Yin
person. In his theory, patients with the same disease should be treated
differently according to their constitutional characteristics. More detailed
information is provided below.
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Figure 9.3 Sketch of human anatomy of Dong Eui Bo Gam (AD1610).