[HTML][HTML] Bonghan circulatory system as an extension of acupuncture meridians

KS Soh - Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies, 2009 - Elsevier
The Bonghan system is a newly-discovered circulatory system, which corresponds to
classical acupuncture meridians and was discovered in the early 1960s by Bonghan Kim …

50 years of Bong‐han theory and 10 years of primo vascular system

KS Soh, KA Kang, YH Ryu - Evidence‐Based Complementary …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The primo vascular system (PVS) was first introduced by Bong‐Han Kim via his five research
reports. Among these the third report was most extensive and conclusive in terms of the PVS …

[HTML][HTML] The primo vascular system as a new anatomical system

M Stefanov, M Potroz, J Kim, J Lim, R Cha… - Journal of acupuncture …, 2013 - Elsevier
Traditional Eastern medicine has had a successful existence for a long time and has
provided functional paths for curing disease. However, some scientists do not accept …

Measurement of flow speed in the channels of novel threadlike structures on the surfaces of mammalian organs

B Sung, MS Kim, BC Lee, JS Yoo, SH Lee, YJ Kim… - …, 2008 - Springer
There have been several reports on novel threadlike structures (NTSs) on the surfaces of the
internal organs of rats and rabbits since their first observation by Bonghan Kim in 1963. To …

Characterization of the primo-vascular system in the abdominal cavity of lung cancer mouse model and its differences from the lymphatic system

JS Yoo, MH Ayati, HB Kim, W Zhang, KS Soh - Plos one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Cancer growth and dissemination have been extensively studied for a long time.
Nevertheless, many new observations on anatomy and histopathology of cancer events are …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of the characteristic features of Bonghan ducts, blood and lymphatic capillaries

V Ogay, KH Bae, KW Kim, KS Soh - Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To show that the characteristic morphological and ultrastructural features of a
Bonghan corpuscle and duct presented here are consistent with the description given in the …

Microscopic nodes and ducts inside lymphatics and on the surface of internal organs are rich in granulocytes and secretory granules

BS Kwon, CM Ha, S Yu, BC Lee, JY Ro, S Hwang - Cytokine, 2012 - Elsevier
The blood and lymphatic systems are the two well-established circulatory systems. The
existence of a third circulatory system representing acupuncture meridians was claimed in …

[HTML][HTML] Novel anatomic structures in the brain and spinal cord of rabbit that may belong to the Bonghan system of potential acupuncture meridians

BC Lee, S Kim, KS Soh - Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies, 2008 - Elsevier
Novel threadlike structures of 20 to 40 μm in diameter were observed running afloat in the
cerebrospinal fluid of the brain ventricles and the spinal central canal of a rabbit. We …

[HTML][HTML] Visualizing the network of Bonghan ducts in the omentum and peritoneum by using Trypan blue

BC Lee, KW Kim, KS Soh - Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies, 2009 - Elsevier
A visualizing agent, Trypan blue, was found to be preferentially effective for Bonghan ducts
(BHDs) and corpuscles compared to blood vessels or adipose tissues. By using it, we …

Contrast-enhancing optical method to observe a Bonghan duct floating inside a lymph vessel of a rabbit

BC Lee, KS Soh - Lymphology, 2008 - journals.uair.arizona.edu
Novel threadlike structures, so-calledBonghan ducts (BHDs), were recentlyrediscovered
inside large caliber lymphaticvessels using two different staining dyes inrabbits (Janus …