This particular Japanese acupuncture model had been owned by the Sasamata family, Tsukushi style abdominal massage practitioners until 1903. The creator of this acupuncture model, Dr. Doetsu Ihara, was a colleague of renown doctor and author, Ippo Okamoto (1654-1716), who had devoted himself to acupuncture education.
醫心方
Formulary from the Heart of Medicine
Author: Tanba Yasuyori
丹波康頼
Year: 984
Country: Japan
Ishimpo (also spelled as ishinpo ) was written by Yasuyori Tamba, Acupuncture Doctor and Imperial court physician. It is the oldest surviving Japanese medical text, which contains 30 volumes in length. It is a compilation of medical knowledge and theories that were prevalent during the Sui (589-618 A.D.) and the Tang Dynasties (618-907 A.D.). The Ishimpo quotes from hundreds of ancient Chinese medical texts, many of which had already been lost in China, and have only survived to the present day through their inclusion in the work. Therefore, Ishimpo is not only considered highly valuable among philologists in Japan, but also scholars in China and other countries. The oldest and most completed copy of Ishimpo is collected by the Tokyo National Museum and is designated as a National Treasure of Japan.
Ishimpo focuses primarily on clinical medicine and the structural organization of the text is as follows:
1: Overview of Medicine
2: Acupuncture and Moxibustion
3: Respiratory Diseases (Diseases caused by Wind-Evil)
4: Cosmetology (Conditions of the Head, Face and Hair)
5: Conditions of the Ear, Eyes, Nose, Teeth, Throat
6: The Five Viscera and Six Bowels
7: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Hemorrhoids, Parasites
8: Conditions of the Hands and Feet
9: Coughing and Vomiting
10: Repletion and Vacuity
11: Diarrheas
12: Urinary Problems
13: Fatigue and Debilitating Illness
14: Epidemic Disease, Sudden Death and Resuscitation
15-16: Tumors, and Cancer
17: Dermatology
18: Traumatic Injuries
19 – 20: Pharmacology (Use of mineral based medicine and their side effects)
21 – 24: Gynecology and Obstetrics
25: Pediatrics
26: Public Health
27: Wellness Promotion
28: Sexual Health (Taoist Sexual Practices)
29 – 30: Diet and Nutritional Medicine
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