The DPRK with beautiful mountains and clear rivers is rich in tourist resources for medical treatment that are wonderful and favourable in terms of their efficacy and use.
Many people travel to different areas to meet their needs in medical treatment, prevention and health promotion.
The main means of treatment in such a medical tour are natural elements such as mineral water, hot spring, spring water, peloid, sea water, climate and landscape.
The country abounds with mineral waters including Kangso, Sogwangsa and Sambang and hot springs like Paektu, Hwangjin, Yangdok and Ryonggang. It also has medicinal mud in many places like Lake Sijung and Kwangryang Bay, and numerous climatic treatment resources featured by clean air and beautiful scenery.
The natural resources for medical treatment are effective in the treatment of various diseases, including hypertension, rheumatic disease, skin disease, spinal disease, women’s disease, digestive disorder, eczema and diabetes. Especially, insam, broad bellflower, Ganoderma lucidum, rhododendron and other medicinal herbs in the country are widely known in the world, enjoying great demand among tourists.
Songi mushroom in the Mt Chilbo area is highly popular as a foodstuff for medical treatment and nutrition, and Kaesong Koryo insam, one of the major substances of Koryo medicines, is famous for its distinctive medicinal effect.
Besides, the country has many other tourist resources for medical treatment such as young antler, musk, trepang and abalone.
Ri Hye Gyong
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