ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2013
50 years of bong-han theory and 10 years of primo vascular system.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Acupoints as Neuromodulation Interfaces: Translating Classical Body Maps into Neural Circuit Science.Brain sciences · 2026Review
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- Extracellular Vesicles as Targeted Communicators in Complementary Medical Treatments.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- The concept of biophotonic signaling in the human body and brain: rationale, problems and directions.Frontiers in systems neuroscience · 2025Review
- Traditional Acupuncture Meets Modern Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Perspectives.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2019Review
- Various stem cells in acupuncture meridians and points and their putative roles.Journal of traditional and complementary medicine · 2018Review
- Acupuncture and Neural Mechanism in the Management of Low Back Pain-An Update.Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Review
- Primo-Vascular System as Presented by Bong Han Kim.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2015Review
- Nonmarrow hematopoiesis occurs in a hyaluronic-acid-rich node and duct system in mice.Stem cells and development · 2014Article
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Abstract
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 anatomy and physiology relating to the acupuncture meridians. His study results, unfortunately, were not reproduced by other scientists because he did not describe the materials and methods in detail. In 2002, a research team in Seoul National University reinitiated the PVS research, confirmed the existence of PVS in various organs, and discovered new characteristics of PVS. Two important examples are as follows: PVS was found in the adipose tissue and around cancer tissues. In parallel to these new findings, new methods for observing and identifying PVS were developed. Studies on the cell and material content inside the PVS, including the immune function cells and stem cells, are being progressed. In this review, Bong-Han Kim's study results in his third report are summarized, and the new results after him are briefly reviewed. In the last section, the obstacles in finding the PVS in the skin as an anatomical structure of acupuncture meridian are discussed.
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