이공윤의 의약동참기록 연구

Study of Clinical Discussion Records Lee Gong-yoon Involved

This study was performed to examine the clinical discussion records where Lee Gong-yoon, participated in Royal treatment at Joseon Dynasty, was involved. Lee Gong-yoon who scouted from the outside had participated in the medical center of the Royal Family for several years as a royal doctor. But he preferred aggressive prescriptions and behaved indiscreet. Eventually, he was exiled when Kyung-Jong who was the 20th king of the Joseon Dynasty died. He was harshly criticized until the year crown prince ascended the throne following Kyung-Jong. But some officials started to defend him since March of the next year. They recognized Lee Gong-yoon’s aggressive prescriptions and indiscreet behavior. But mentioned that some very aggressive prescriptions didn’t come from his own idea. After they proved their insistence true, his place of exile was changed from island to outland. Different from other doctors who focused on patients’ 元气 (yuánqì), Lee Gong-yoon focused on removing patients’ symptoms when he decided to cure a disease. And also he had considerable insight of 󰡔醫學入門 (yīxuérùmén)󰡕. Despite of his high degree of medical knowledge, unconventional character and behavior made the end of his life unfortunate.