Essential Experimental Methods for Identifying Bonghan Systems as a Basis for Korean Medicine: Focusing on Visual Materials from Original Papers and Modern Outcomes
Table 1
The size of a Bonghan corpuscle and ductule determined by the Bonghan research team.
Bonghan corpuscle
Bonghan ductule
Internal
Intraexternal
Neural
Size
0.1–0.2 mm
Connecting to two Bonghan ducts 0.3–1.0 × 0.1–0.5 mm
0.5–1.0 × 0.2–0.5 mm
Generally 5–15 μm
Connecting to three or over Bonghan ducts 0.6–2.5 × 0.3–1.5 mm