경종(景宗)의 병력(病歷)에 대한 연구 I - 『승정원일기(承政院日記)』 약방(藥房) 기록을 중심으로 - A Study of King Kyung-jong's Medical History I - According to 『The Daily Records of Royal Secretariat of Chosun Dynasty』 Yak-Bang(藥房) Records -원문보기
This study is about King Kyung-jong's medical history written on "The Daily Records of Royal Secretariat of Chosun Dynasty". Kyung-jong, the 20th King of Chosun was born in 1688 as a prince and passed away in 1725. When he was prince, his main diseases were some infectious things; for example, small...
This study is about King Kyung-jong's medical history written on "The Daily Records of Royal Secretariat of Chosun Dynasty". Kyung-jong, the 20th King of Chosun was born in 1688 as a prince and passed away in 1725. When he was prince, his main diseases were some infectious things; for example, smallpox, measles, a sort of malaria, a sort of mumps etc. But the time he was king, his main diseases were related unenergetic(虛證). According to "The Daily Records of Royal Secretariat of Chosun Dynasty" yak-bang(藥房) records, some informations about his health are different from general knowledges. At first, His father's dead is more related his health than his mother's dead. Second, he was fat, not thin(or desiccate). Third, his infertility was not caused his mother when she died. Fourth, he was regarded as one of psychological healthy person. And not exactly related Kyung-jong's health, in "The Daily Records of Royal Secretariat of Chosun Dynasty" at Kyung=jong's era, there are some meaningful informations at medical history. One is a doctor who was smallpox specialist. His name is Yoo-Sang, he treated three of Chosun's King very perfectly and his family worked for the royal family's health for 150 years, especially treating smallpox. the other is prescription Gamijojungtang(加味調中湯), Kyung-jong's favorite prescription. This prescription is considered royal special prescription at Chosun.
This study is about King Kyung-jong's medical history written on "The Daily Records of Royal Secretariat of Chosun Dynasty". Kyung-jong, the 20th King of Chosun was born in 1688 as a prince and passed away in 1725. When he was prince, his main diseases were some infectious things; for example, smallpox, measles, a sort of malaria, a sort of mumps etc. But the time he was king, his main diseases were related unenergetic(虛證). According to "The Daily Records of Royal Secretariat of Chosun Dynasty" yak-bang(藥房) records, some informations about his health are different from general knowledges. At first, His father's dead is more related his health than his mother's dead. Second, he was fat, not thin(or desiccate). Third, his infertility was not caused his mother when she died. Fourth, he was regarded as one of psychological healthy person. And not exactly related Kyung-jong's health, in "The Daily Records of Royal Secretariat of Chosun Dynasty" at Kyung=jong's era, there are some meaningful informations at medical history. One is a doctor who was smallpox specialist. His name is Yoo-Sang, he treated three of Chosun's King very perfectly and his family worked for the royal family's health for 150 years, especially treating smallpox. the other is prescription Gamijojungtang(加味調中湯), Kyung-jong's favorite prescription. This prescription is considered royal special prescription at Chosun.
왕의 병력을 연구한다고 함은 곧 왕의 건강을 주시해보겠다는 의미인데 사실 이러한 주제, 즉 조선 시대 왕의 건강과 관련된 연구는 기존에도 이미 수차례 이루어졌다. 특히 경종의 경우 그의 미약한 정치력이 육체적 허약함과 연관되어있다고 여겨지고 있으며 求嗣의 문제, 죽음과 관련된 독살 진위 등이 과거부터 지금까지 회자될 정도로 이미 수차례 언급되었다 해도 과언이 아니다.
승정원일기란?
그럼에도 불구하고 경종의 병력에 대해서 다시금 고찰한 이유는 바로 『승정원일기』 때문이다. 『승정원일기』는 단일권으로는 세계에서 가장 규모가 큰 책으로 세계기록문화유산에 등재된 조선왕실의 기록이다. 규모가 큰 만큼 연구자의 접근 또한 쉽지만은 않았는데, 지난 2001년부터 『승정원일기』의 정보화사업이 진행되면서 웹상에서 『승정원일기』의 기록을 접할 수 있게 되어 조선시대에 대한 연구의 새로운 장이 열리게 되었다.
승정원일기에는 어떤 내용이 실려있나?
특히 『승정원일기』에 나와 있는 의학기록은 기존의 왕실 의학기록연구의 중심을 이룬 『朝鮮王朝實錄』에 비교할 수 없을 정도로 자세하다. 藥房에서 문안드린 기록부터 啓를 올린 내용, 入診한 내용 등이 거의 빠짐없이 기록되어 있으며, 무엇보다도 당시의 어투나 문투 등을 그대로 기록하여 편자의 주관성이 최대한 배제되어 당시의 상황이나 화자의 감정 등을 비교적 직접적으로 엿볼 수 있다.
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