Have You Heard Of Traditional Korean Medicine?

While you may be familiar with traditional Chinese medicine, few know much about ancient Korean medical practices that share the same roots. Evidence of traditional Korean healing techniques include stone and bone acupuncture needles dating back to 3000 BC. Local legends also refer to medicinal herbs such as wormwood and garlic. In the more recent times of the mid-15th century, the ‘Uibang Yuchwi – Classified Collection of Medical Prescriptions’, brought together some 50,000 medical cures and prescriptions in a 365-volume compendium. Today, traditional Korean herbal remedies plus acupuncture, moxibustion and meditation, are still used worldwide – wherever Koreans have settled – alongside conventional western remedies.