Improvement of Basic theory in the Japanese traditional medicine

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24590642
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Medical sociology
• Research Institution: Meiji University of Integrative Medicine
• Principal Investigator: SAITO Munenori 明治国際医療大学, 鍼灸学部, 准教授 (90399080)
• Research Collaborator: URAYAMA Kika 北里大学, 東洋医学総合研究所医史学研究部, 客員研究員 ; URAYAMA Hisatsugu 赤門鍼灸専門学校, 専任教員 ; OURA Hirokatsu 東洋鍼灸専門学校, 非常勤講師 ; KOBAYASHI Kenji 北里大学, 東洋医学総合研究所医史学研究部, 客員研究員
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 伝統医学 / 古典 / 基礎理論 / 東洋医学 / 鍼灸

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We investigated medical classics cyclopedically to plan the systematic and modernization of Japanese traditional medicine based on Japanese classics.
The results showed that it had the basic theories such as a view of the world or the physical view, and it received the influence only the overseas traditional medicine such as Chinese medicine and Ayurveda but also Buddhism and Confucianism (mainly Neo-Confucianism), the Dutch studies, and it produced Japan's original theory and operating method while having similarities with other traditional medicine.
This result can be expected that contribute to not only development of Japanese traditional medicine, but also traditional medicine standardization of ISO and WHO pushed forward now.

Free Research Field

医療社会学