Table 1.
Status and composition of pharmacopuncture.
| NO. | Pharmacopuncture | Composition of Pharmacopuncture | Amount of Preparation (vial) | Ratio of Preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jungseong-eohyeol | Salviae Radix, Persicae Semen, Commiphora myrrha Engler, Caesalpinia sappan Linné, Olibanum, Paeoniae Radix, Corydalis yanhusuo W.T.Wang, Gardeniae Fructus | 1,373,686 | 23.45% |
| 2 | Bee venom | Bee venom | 779,931 | 13.32% |
| 3 | Hwanglyeon-haedog | Coptidis Rhizoma, Phellodendri Cortex, Scutellariae Radix, Gardeniae Fructus | 556,064 | 9.49% |
| 4 | Cheogchusin | Paeoniae Radix, Osterici seu Notopterygii Radix et Rhizoma, Araliae continentalis Radix, Cibotii Rhizoma, Eucommiae Cortex, Saposhnikoviae Radix, Acanthopanacis Cortex, Achyranthis Radix | 490,990 | 8.38% |
| 5 | Haleupagopitumgeun | Harpagophyti Radix | 272,330 | 4.65% |
| 6 | Jagyag-gamcho | Paeoniae Radix, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma | 153,530 | 2.62% |
| 7 | Hong-hwa | Carthami Flos, Carthami tinctorii Semen | 146,380 | 2.50% |
| 8 | Jahageo | Hominis Placenta | 115,909 | 1.98% |
| 9 | Wild ginseng | Wild ginseng | 48,431 | 0.83% |
| 10 | Soyeom | Lonicerae japonicae Flos, Rehmanniae Radix, Forsythiae Fructus, Gardeniae Fructus | 20,275 | 0.35% |
| 11 | Jug-yeom | Bamboo salt | 8898 | 0.15% |
| 12 | Haeng-in | Armeniacae Semen | 7528 | 0.13% |
| 13 | Snake venom | Snake venom | 5291 | 0.09% |
| 14 | Cho-o | Aconiti Seoulense Tuber | 4433 | 0.08% |
| 15 | Yang-geumhwa | Datura metel Linné | 3530 | 0.06% |
| 16 | Chilpi | Rhus verniciflua Stokes | 3000 | 0.05% |
| 17 | Cheong-ganbohyeol | Mori Folium | 2600 | 0.04% |
| 18 | Toad venom | Toad venom | 2114 | 0.04% |
| 19 | Miso | Salmon milt | 2000 | 0.03% |
| 20 | Mahwang-cheono | Ephedrae Radix, Aconiti Tuber | 1910 | 0.03% |
The following quantities of animal venom preparations were made: bee venom (99.06%, n = 779,931), snake venom (0.67%, n = 5291), and toad venom (0.27%, n = 2114). All of these were composed of a single venom (Figure 1).