Do you feel the sweet and bittersweet smell?
Yes. This place is the Korean Herb Pharmacy.
The Korean Herb Pharmacy of Joseon Dynasty is composed of doctor’s office, medicine room, medicine storage room, and some other rooms.
Near the Korean Herb Pharmacy, the place is composed of herbal medicines such as Omija, milk vetch root, barrenwort,
yam, Siberian ginseng, and raspberry wine.
Just like we go to the hospital today, people went to the Korean Herb Pharmacy during the Joseon Dynasty.
At first, the Chinese medical book was referred to when treating patients, but the royal physician from mid-Joseon period whom you all probably know very well, right?
Yes.He is Heo Jun.
As the medical book 『Donguibogam: Principles and Practice of Eastern Medicine』
written by Heo Jun became widely used, medicine was made and treatment was given according to the symptom of the disease while acupuncture and moxibustionwas developed.
Take a look at what kind of medical tools were used in Joseon Dynasty Korean Herb Pharmacy, and also take a look at how treatment was made to patients.