The Role and Importance of the Spleen in Oriental Medicine and Everyday Life

[우리문화신문=유용우 한의사] Since the terms of oriental medicine have been around for thousands of years, many of them are used in everyday life. Among them, the spleen has become the most common everyday language. We often say “stomach is weak” when digestive function is weak, and “set the stomach” when responding to the surrounding demands, … Read more

“Dealing with Respiratory Illnesses: Tips for Distinguishing Cold from Influenza and Other Diseases”

[우리문화신문=유용우 한의사] Usually, when the weather gets cold or the change of season approaches, an advertisement saying “Be careful not to catch a cold!” comes to mind. After the COVID-19 pandemic, which was scarier than a cold, many children are suffering from an unusually severe cold this spring in a car trying to be a … Read more

A cold is caused by an external invasion of a virus, and symptoms vary depending on the affected area, including sinusitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, bronchiolitis, and otitis media. Proper treatment is necessary to prevent the condition from worsening.

[우리문화신문=유용우 한의사] A cold is an appearance in which an external fraud (evil qi, virus) invades and the body’s defenses are exposed. Since most colds progress as airborne contaminants enter the respiratory tract, most symptoms appear from the nose. The primary gateway to defend against the invading virus is the adenoids, which we call the … Read more

The Tale of an Ordinary Cold During the Spring Season

[우리문화신문=유용우 한의사] A cold is a viral infection of the upper respiratory tract, including the nose and throat, and is one of the most common acute illnesses in humans. Symptoms such as sneezing, stuffy nose, runny nose, sore throat, cough, low-grade fever, headache and muscle pain appear, but usually heal on their own without special … Read more