Review Article

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 corpuscleBonghan ductule
InternalIntraexternalNeural

Size 0.1–0.2 mmConnecting to two Bonghan ducts
0.3–1.0 × 0.1–0.5 mm
0.5–1.0 × 0.2–0.5 mmGenerally 5–15 μm
Connecting to three or over Bonghan ducts
0.6–2.5 × 0.3–1.5 mm
Totally 1–50 μm