Chinese Acupuncture & Herb Center, Inc.

 Korean acupuncture is a broad categorization of acupuncture that includes some unique techniques and applications as well as techniques and theories from traditional Chinese and Korean Medicine. In general, Korean acupuncture places more of an emphasis on your body type or constitution when developing treatments. These eight constitutions are explained below.

1. Medal Yang Body Type ( Pulmotonia )

1. External Form : broad shoulder, more developing chest, smooth and beautiful skin, fierce eyes and mounting eye tails, projected eyelid, projected malar bone, and projected back head.
2. Personality : creative talent, ingenuity, unrealistic, unsociable and introspective character, incredulous nature, liking music, ferocious nature when gets mad, generally quiet and soft nature, and smooth manners.
3. Physiological problems : easily get allergies and atopic dermatitis, easily tired and low energy after hot sauna, easily get cold, always nose problems like stuffy nose or inflammation, happiness singing song, hating long time standing, dry skin, and not good for gold jewelry and gold teeth.
4. Reactions to the drugs and foods : Meats - not digestive well, nausea, vomiting, and discomfort of bowel movement. Drugs - a lot of side effects without results, particularly antibiotics. Milk and yoghurt – diarrhea and upset stomach. Anesthesia – side effects and coming back several hours later than normal hours. Fructose injection of Ringer’s solution – improvement the fatigue and body conditions.
5. Diseases and symptoms to easily get : skin diseases, stomach problems, various allergies, liver diseases, stenocardia, myocardial infarction, hypertension, diabetes, large intestine and lung diseases, and thyroid problems.
6. Colors : green is good, but white is not.
7. Organ strength : lung (large intestine)> spleen (stomach)> heart (small intestine)> kidney (bladder)> liver (gallbladder)

2. Medal Yin Body Type (Colonotonia )

1. External Form : same form with medal yang body type except strong
2. physical strength and tireless, and sometimes can see a protruding chin
3. Personality : easily angry and nervous temperament, hot temper, some         
4. boisterous and infested nature in front of people, having witty remark and
   creative talent, good leadership, very sociable and  strong political nature,  
   having intuitive and penetrative power to environment, and progressive
   nature.
   
5. Physiological problems : Bowel movement – thin, tender, and dribbling.
   bloated and a lot of gas in the underbelly.  A lot of allergies reactions.
   Very tired after sauna. More health problems in right side of body. Most
   of marathoners are medal yin body type.
6. Reactions to drugs and foods : Same reactions with medal yang body type

for meats, drugs, milk, and yoghurt. Gains large amount of weight when eating wheat flour foods. Most of strong drinkers are medal yin body type.

7. Diseases and symptoms to easily get : stomach and skin problems, muscle inability, muscle atrophy, parkinson’s disease, altzheimer’s disease, allergies, obesities, diabetes, arteriosclerosis, hypertension, liver diseases, and large intestine diseases.
8. Colors : green and yellow are good, but white is not.
9. Organ strength : lung (large intestine)> kidney (bladder)> spleen(stomach) > heart (small intestine) > liver (gallbladder)

3. Wood Yang Body type ( Hepatonia )

1.  External Form : having a magnificent physique, narrow shoulders, a little bit projected abdomen and big waist, and easily gain weight.
2. Personality : less talkative, conservative, easily accommodate to environment, doesn’t like changing environment, not much musical sense, slow action and looks lazy, easily understand and embrace or forgive people, strong investment nature (many business people), and greedy for materials.
3. Physiological problems : Feeling good after sweat or sauna, a little bit higher blood pressure that is normal for wood yang body type, some trouble for anesthesia or coming back earlier than normal from anesthesia,
   getting tired after talking too much, and can not run long distance very much.
4. Foods : like spicy foods, do not like fishes, get some problems for bowl movement and sleepy  after eating a lot of vegetables.
5. Diseases and symptoms to easily get : arthritis, osteoporosis, neuralgia, diabetes, hypertension, liver diseases, respiratory diseases, arteriosclerosis,
   scapula pain, and a hallucination symptoms.
6. Colors : white is good, and green is not.
7. Organ strength : liver(gallbladder)> kidney (bladder)> heart(small intestine)> spleen (stomach)> lung (large intestine)

4. Wood Yin Body Type ( Cholecystonia )

1. External form : fat or thin or normal body shape, narrow shoulder, protruded bone and big waist, and soft or weak skin.
2. Personality : overall soft physiognomy and gentleness, fine sensibility, emotionally or easily upset for long time to have revengeful thought, slow action or sometimes hasty, good hand skills, conservative nature to value a tradition, lacking the progressiveness and reformation, easily accommodate to environment, many peoples of the wood yin body type - stammer out, good memory for people’s name and numbers, and good playing skills with balls.
3.   Physiological problems : several bowel movement a day, hating cold water
   to drink, sometimes discomfort around belly area and not smooth bowel
   movement if body condition is bad, sometimes feels heavy legs, feels very
   good after a lot of sweat or easily a lot of sweat, sleeping problems if
   the location is changed, difficult bowel movement during traveling, easily
   falling into alcoholic and depression.
4. Reactions to the foods : preferring spicy foods, sleepy eating green vegetables, easily having diarrhea after eating melons and raw fishes,Sometimes running to bathroom right after eating foods.
5. Diseases and symptoms to easily get : various neurosis such as depression and insomnia, hypersensitivity  large intestine symptoms, easily addictive alcohol and coffee, inflammation and ulcer of the stomach, a duodenal ulcer, a rheumatis arthritis, inflammation of the liver, and easily having the gallstone.
6. Colors : white is good, and green is not.
7. Organ strength : liver (gallbladder)> kidney (bladder)> heart (small intestine)> spleen (stomach)> lung (large intestine)

5. Earth Yang Body Type ( Pancreotonia )

1. External form: More developed upper body than lower body ( weaker), the glitter of the eyes, small hips, an inverted triangle face.
2. Personality : External, active, impatient, and sociable nature. Most of time uncompleted for work. Even though helping others, neglecting own house work. Sometimes, having tendency for overstatement of themselves. Having a lot of curiosity for new things. Having tendency of leaning to emotion. Having good talent for painting because of better developed eye vision. Good memory from eye vision.
3. Physiological problems: More infertility, easily get diabetes, cold hands and feet, more constipation, lower sexual desire, easily get lower back pain, more get white hairs, generally lower blood pressure.
4. Reactions to foods: Normally fast and well digestion, having some diarrhea when they eat spicy foods.
5. Diseases and symptoms to easily get: diabetes, stomach ulcer, infertility, fibroids, prostatitis, arthritis, heart diseases.
6. Colors : Black is good, but red is not.
7. Organ strength : spleen (stomach)> heart (small intestine)> liver (gallbladder)> lung (large intestine)> kidney (bladder)

6. Earth Yin Body Type ( Gastrotonia )

1. External form : more developed upper body than lower body (weaker),  aninverted triangle face, a little bit protruded the cheekbone.
2. Personality : straightforward, impatient, cheerful, bright, and easily trust People.
3. Physiological problems : easily get penicillin shock, a lot of side effects from anti biotic, and strong digestive system.
4. Reactions to foods : The spicy foods – making heart burn and diarrhea.Apples – making uncomfortable stomach. Greasy mackerel pike and mackerel – digestion problems.
5. Diseases and symptoms to easily get : diabetes, stomach ulcer, and duodenal ulcer.
6. Colors : Black is good, but red is not.
7. Organ strength : spleen (stomach)> lung (large intestine)> heart (small intestine)> liver (gallbladder)> kidney (bladder)

7. Water Yang Body Type ( Renotonia )

1. External form : generally slender body, slim waist, a little bit protruded hips, and a oval face.
2. Personality : internal, scrupulous, arrange neatly, not easily trust people, good writer, charming, wearing attractive and colorful clothes.
3. Physiological problems : conventional constipation and feeling all right even though no bowel movement for several days, eating picky, easily having headache, sometimes digestion problems, strong sexual desire, and less sweat when they exercise or working.
4. Reactions to foods : having diarrhea after eating cold foods, pork, and Melon. They like sweet foods.
5. Diseases and symptoms to easily get : constipation, stomach problems, headache,  lower back pain, and insomnia.
6. Colors : Red is good but black is not.
7. Organ strength : kidney (bladder)> lung (large intestine)> liver (gallbladder)> heart (small intestine)> spleen (stomach)

8. Water Yin Body Type ( Vesicotonia )

1. External form : generally slender body, slim waist, a little bit protruded hips, a oval face, and weak upper body but strong lower body,
2. Personality : internal, arrange neatly, scrupulous, gentle and soft nature, and thinking for long time.
3. Physiological problems : generally cold hands and feet, easily get chilly when whether is cold, less sweater than other body types, and sigh a lot.
    diarrhea after eating cold foods, stomach problems after over eating,
   and they like sweet foods.
4. Reactions to foods : diarrhea after eating cold foods or melon or pork, and easily stomach problems after over eating.
5. Diseases and symptoms: depression, lower blood pressure, diarrhea, less appetite, gastroptosis, and stomach incapacity.
6. Colors : Red is good but is not.
7. Organ strength : kidney (bladder)> liver (gallbladder)> heart (small intestine) > lung (large intestine)> spleen (stomach)

    Therefore, these theory is that one should know one’s own unique constitutional physiology as well as general physiology, in order to lead a healthy life.