What is Sasang Constitutional Medicine?

Korean Sasang Constitutional Medicine is one of the systems of Oriental Medicine.

Sasang Constitution Medicine separate into four genetic types.

1. the Greater Yang constitution / Tae-yangin

2. the Lesser Yang constitution / So-yangin

3. the Greater Yin constitution / Tae-eumin

4. the Lesser Yin constitution / So-eumin

This body type of Sasang constitutional will be determined by major internal organs in the body that are involved in the body's metabolism to distinguish.

1. Dominant lung and recessive river / Tae-yangin

2. Dominant pancreas and recessive kidney / So-yangin

3. Recessive lung and dominant river / Tae-eumin

4. Recessive pancreas and dominant kidney / So-eumin

Based on this four body types, the each constitution has general guideline for the food and living. Sasang constitutional medicine promotes the concept that people can live a long and healthy life by sticking to the general guideline for each constitution, and that disease can be easily cured by treating them with the personalized treatment in their constitution.

Physical appearance

Constitution		Appearance
Tae-yang		Large head, thick neck, round face
		Large upper body compared to lower body
		Well developed chest but week waist and hips
		Unstable standing posture
		Not easy to walk for long distance
So-yang		Protruding head shape and thin neck
		V-shaped face shape
		Sharp eyes, thin lips
		Well developed upper body but week lower body
		Wide shoulder and chest with narrow hips
		Unstable walking
Tae-eum		Round face and thin neck
		Defined facial feature, big eyes, thick lips
		Weak upper body but developed lower body
		Muscle easily develop
		Looks healthy but actually not, rough skin
		Strong waist, stable posture and walking
		Usually less activity compared to eating
		Obesity or constipation
So-eum		Looks gentle and mild
		Small face and oval shaped face
		Small facial feature
		Short height, small physique, thin, and weak
		Narrow chest, wide hips, fat lower abdomen
		Walk with a slight stoop

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