Physiome and Sasang Constitutional Medicine

The Journal of Physiological Sciences

Jong Yeol Kim¹  Yung E. Earm³  Eun Bo Shim²  Siwoo Lee¹ 

[1] Department of Medical Research, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine;Department of Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering, Kangwon National University;Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University

关键词: Sasang Constitutional Medicine;    physiome;    integrative holistic approach;   

DOI  :  10.2170/physiolsci.RV004208

学科分类：生理学

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

References(48)Cited-By(29)Sasang Constitutional Medicine (SCM) is a traditional Korean form of medicine widely used in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of disease. This paper reviews the main aspects of SCM and “physiome” with emphasis on integrative and holistic characteristics. Methodological and physiological aspects of SCM are summarized with reference to existing studies. The main characteristics of SCM, such as the four physical constitutions and diagnostic methods, are introduced. Moreover, physiome and systems medicine are introduced as plausible candidates for integrative medicine and are compared to reductionism-based molecular biology. We also discuss the conceptual similarity of SCM with predictive, preventive, personalized, and participative (P4) medicine. It is emphasized that the integrative and creative combination of SCM and physiome will unlock a new era of holistic medicine.

【 授权许可】

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