Moon J
Moon J is a teacher in her late 30s. It has been more than 10 years since she began eating Barun Maek Saengsheik for a research project, “Body Cultivation”, starting with 60 to 90 grams as a meal replacement. She has recovered from ovarian problems, endometriosis, and esophageal reflux. Still, when her condition was bad, she had occasional vaginitis.
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On the afternoon of January 17, 2025, she had a pain like a knife was inserted into the position of the right kidney, and a cold sweat flowed. The pain was so severe that she even threw up. As a result of the examination at the hospital, it was suspected of kidney inflammation, so she received fluids and took painkillers. She came back home after recovering enough to walk. However, at night, she took painkillers again due to excruciating pain, but she woke up again due to pain in the dawn.
This time, she applied what she learned from Barun Maek with Barun Maek researcher’s counselling. She supplemented the relevant energy with kidney problems. The energy also has been her weakest one. The pain was quickly relieved after supplementing the lack of energy with feeding and keeping warm in the sick area. After watching the effects, she confidently applied what she learned and shared her five days of practical experience until January 21 as follows.
Original Character
- Profile– Fire and Earth Energy person
- Yin Energy Person
- Pulse diagnosis- stronger jugular pulse and weak radial pulse. Metal Energy, Water Energy and the 6th Energy were lacking.
Reason for Learning-
- Improving pain and fear from nephrotitis.
- Being healed from nephrotitis.
Results-
- She improved kidney pain through fermented salty soy sauce intake and heating up her pain site while nourishing Water energy.
- She could use her strong Earth energy to follow what she learned from Barun Maek.
Day 1
*2025.1.17. 2 pm
: Pain and cold sweat as if I were putting a knife in my right back where is the location of the right kidney. Vomiting from excruciating pain.”
*2025.1.17. 4 pm
: Urine and blood tests and ultrasound were performed at the Department of Nephrology in a hospital, and I received a fluid therapy that contains a Tylenol analgesic. I was suspected of nephritis. The pain got better and I returned home after I was able to walk. Drinking warm water was recommended by my physician, so I was drinking a lot of water. I kept a hot pack on the pain site since I learned from Barun Maek it would be helpful.
*2025.1.17. 12 am
: When the effects of the fluid therapy dropped, I kept screaming again in excruciating pain and then I was forced to take a tablet of Tylenol to sleep.
Day 2
*2025.1.18. 4 am
: I woke up with pain starting again and was fearful because I didn’t know when the pain would end. Sickness makes me feel like my daily routine is collapsing and I was depressed because my birthday was the next day. (Mental symptoms of lack of Water energy is fear and mental symptoms of lack of Metal energy is depression. My pulse showed that I had Weak Water energy and Metal energy). I called a Barun Maek researcher and got advice.
She suggested that I use it as an opportunity to look back on my life again and focus on filling my Water energy since the kidney is a relative organ of Water energy. Water energy is related to a long history of life and endurance by wisdom. Even if there are things you have learned and know in the meantime, it is important to be able to practice and assess the truth of what you have learned when you are in a crisis situation. Salty taste is nourishing Water energy in Five Element theory although modern medicine says the opposite.
Even though it is a simple measure, I was hesitating for a moment whether it was okay to take salty soy sauce or not. I drank warm soy sauce water, which strangely alleviated the pain. My fear disappeared and I thought it’s a problem that I can control. I could sleep well. I kept a hot pack patch with a spicy feeling on the pain site. The spicy feeling nourishes metal energy which relieves depress
*2025.1.18.
: Unlike the previous day, the pain disappeared all day, and the pain was only felt when I touched the painful area. I continued to drink salty soy sauce water and took Barun Maek Saen Sheik for three meals.
Day 3
*2025.1.19.
: Hematuria is visible to the naked eye. I was a little embarrassed, but I thought this was also a passing process since all conditions were better.
Day 4 to Day 5
: After that, hematuria came out for about two days lightly, then disappeared, and all symptoms were alleviated and I was able to recover well.
Korean fermented soy sauce, known as Ganjang or specifically Joseon Ganjang (soup soy sauce), is a dark, savory, and complex liquid produced by fermenting soybean blocks (meju) in salt brine for months or years.
What Barun Maek Saw:
Moon J started having a problem with a lack of Water energy related to the reproductive system among Five elements of energy. Through the Barun Maek research project, she recovered from ovarian problems, endometriosis that are related to reproduction, but when she was tired, vaginitis sometimes appeared.
When her kidney was in poor condition, the hospital restricted the intake of salt. However, in Chinese ancient theory of the five elements, a kidney problem is related to Water energy. Ocean foods and salty taste foods such as sea weeds are rather helpful. There were several members who had the same conflict who had to decide whether or not something is right through first hand experience. Moon J overcame her fear of the mental state of lack of Water energy and had strong faith again through her practice of what you have learned. Faith is related to Earth energy which is connected to Moon J’s strong given energy.
Research Coordinator
This research project was coordinated by Eunji Lee Spitler. If you would like to work with her please contact her at spitlereunji@barunmaek.org
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