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Medicine chests are the classical Korean furniture items. They have a pleasant look and are therefore highly sought after in the western world. In former times they were used to store medicines, herbs and roots. Even today, pharmacies, using these traditional Korean medicine chests, can be found in large cities like Seoul. A herbal doctor treated patients with herbal medicines or acupuncture in a dispensary, which served as a pharmacy as well. |
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In Korea, a system of herbal medicines had been established through experiments, and Tongui Pogam (Exemplar of Korean Medicine), completed in 1610, was a landmark in the development of Korean herbal medicine. Acupuncture was developed to treat many diseases and medical treatment, based on the patient's physical state, was practised. The scene left shows a herbal medicine dispensary of the past where a herb doctor is taking the pulse of a pregnant woman. The background of the above picture shows
two medicine chests, each is unique and has a different character. |
| 08P-23 | Small Medicine Chest/Telephone stand |
| 3 rows with 3 drawers each | |
| 1 row with 2 drawers | |
| brass decorations | |
| Width in cm: | 41 | |
| Depth in cm: | 24 | |
| Height in cm: | 38 | |
| Availability: | on stock in Switzerland | |
| Price: | CHF 290.--
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