Cheongsimhwan (Korean: 청심환, lit.'clear-mind pill'), also called uhwang-cheongsimhwan (우황청심환) and cheongsimwon (청심원), is a pill formulated with thirty odd herbs and other medicinal ingredients, including calculus bovis, ginseng, musk, and Chinese yam root. It is used to treat various symptoms, such as numb limbs and fit of apoplexy, epilepsy, and others in traditional Korean medicine.[1][2][3][4]

Cheongsimhwan
Korean name
Hangul
청심환
Hanja
Revised Romanizationcheongsimhwan
McCune–Reischauerch'ŏngsimhwan
IPA[tɕʰʌŋ.ɕim.ɦwan]
Hangul
우황청심환
Hanja
Revised Romanizationuhwang-cheongsimhwan
McCune–Reischaueruhwang-ch'ŏngsimhwan
IPA[u.ɦwaŋ.tɕʰʌŋ.ɕim.ɦwan]
Hangul
청심원
Hanja
Revised Romanizationcheongsimwon
McCune–Reischauerch'ŏngsimwŏn
IPA[tɕʰʌŋ.ɕim.wʌn]

References edit

  1. ^ "Cheongsimhwan" 청심환. Korean-English Learners' Dictionary. National Institute of Korean Language. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. ^ Oh, Ji-Hyang; Ahn, Bo-Young; Jo, Min-Kyung; Yoon, Yeo-Ju; Park, Kyu-Hyun; Na, Duk L.; Kim, Eun-Joo (January 2011). "Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior Disappearing after Left Capsular Genu Infarction". Case Reports in Neurology. 3 (1): 18–20. doi:10.1159/000323667. PMC 3037989. PMID 21327181 – via Karger.
  3. ^ Kim, Yea-rim (4 March 2014). "The World Loves Oriental Medicine: Traditional Korean medicine treats people based on what they eat, feel and the labor they engage in". Korea IT Times. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  4. ^ Seo, Dae-won (7 March 2013). "Brain conditions". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.