Yi Je-ma


Yi Je-ma was a Korean medicine scholar in Late Joseon period.
He wrote a book Dongyi Suse Bowon: Longevity and Life Preservation in Eastern Medicine in 1894. The book is about constitution of people. He claimed that because each person's natural constitution is different, the same disease must be treated differently.

Biography

Yi was born as a love child of Jinsa Yi Ban-Oh. As his family was prominent in Hamhung, Yi was able to receive education of sinology, however it was impossible for him to overcome the restrictions of class. Yi wanted to attend the military examination of Gwageo and become a military officer. But, he started his study for diseases as he often suffered from inveterate illness.

Choronology of Yi Je-ma

  • 1837 lunar calendar 03/19 be born in Hamheung, Hamgyeong-do.
  • 1849 부친과 조부가 모두 운명하자 집을 떠나 전국 각지를 유랑.
  • 1872년 무과에 병과 급제.
  • 1873년 무위별선군관에 임명.
  • 1880년 《격치고》를 집필하기 시작함.
  • 1886년 진해현감에 임명.
  • 1894년 《동의수세보원》을 저술함.
  • 1895년 모친의 병 때문에 함흥으로 낙향.
  • 1896년 정삼품 통정대부 선유위원의 작위를 받음.
  • 1897년 고원군수에 임명. 《제중신편》을 저술.
  • 1898년 관직을 사양하고 고향으로 내려와 보원국이라는 한의원을 개설하여 진료와 의학연구에 전념.
  • 1900년 일생을 마감할 때 《동의수세보원》을 개정. 음력 9월 21일에 작고함.

Works of Yi Je-ma

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