Mysterious Effects of Koryo Medicine
The Academy of Koryo Medicine, situated in the Munsu area of Pyongyang, has a history of nearly 50 years.
The
academy is the research centre of Koryo medicine, the traditional
medicine of the Korean nation, as well as the centre of prophylactic
treatment by Koryo medicine for protecting and promoting the health of
people.
The
academy has several research institutes for acupuncture and moxa
cautery, physical constitution, basic Koryo medical science, and Koryo
medicines, a Koryo dispensary, an outpatients’ department and a ward
with accommodations for hundreds of inpatients.
In
the past the academy cured many patients completely with Koryo
medicines and its therapies, such as acupuncture, moxa cautery, cupping
and finger-pressure therapy.
It
achieved great successes in the treatment and prevention of
hypertension, diabetes, arteriosclerosis, cerebral hemorrhage and
thrombosis, and spontaneous gangrene and epilepsy by applying very
effective Koryo 
therapies and remedies.
therapies and remedies.
The
Chart of Meridian Nerve Points made by the academy received a diploma
at the International Exhibition of Inventions, New Techniques and
Products held in Switzerland in 1994. Overseas Koreans and foreigners
come to the academy famous for its treatment of obstinate diseases.
Sagunjahwan, a specific remedy for stomach function, Posinhwan
efficacious for kidney protection, Jacob’s ladder epilepsy pill, and an
arteriosclerosis injection made from ginkgo leaves, which is
efficacious for treating arteriosclerosis, myocardial infarction and
cerebral thrombosis, are favourably commented at home and abroad.
Recently
the academy applies to the treatment the classification system of
physical constitution with the help of Koryo medicine along with the
appraisal of reciprocal relations to the intestinal functions through
pigmentation of acupoints on the ears, making it possible to choose
treatment methods appropriate for individuals.
The
academy has a site in the state-run computer network, called “Koryo
Medical Art”, to help people acquire common knowledge of Koryo medicine
and judge their health conditions by themselves.
Now
the medical workers at the academy are full of a determination to take
the lead in implementing thoroughly the policy of the Workers’ Party of
Korea on preventive medicine.