One of the therapies is fumigation.

The method is to treat diseases with steam generating and fumes rising from herbs when they are boiled or burnt.

According to famous medical books Uibangryuchwi, Hyangyakjipsongbang and Tonguibogam, fumigation began to be used for medical treatment in the country hundreds of years ago.

Steam or fumes are applied all over the body or to ailing parts.

The effective therapy gives no side effect and has a wide variety of application.

It is also easy to apply as it does not need any special apparatuses, but a small amount of medicinal materials.

The combination of the method with other therapies is also available for medical care.

The Academy of Koryo Medicine and South Phyongan Provincial Koryo Hospital have applied fumigation to neuralgia and other diseases.