Since the early Joseon Dynasty, the state managed Hyeminseo(惠民署) by
strenthening and widening. This mean that the target of medical has been
expanded in order to meet the medical needs of common people. Chosun
Dynasty tried to secure drug ingredients(약재) in a more stabilized way so
that drug pieces could be maintained at a lower level and thereby medical
treatment could be applied to a wide public. Also the state had developed
the Hyangyak(鄕藥) throughout the country for medical services for
commom people. This has considerable implications in terms of medical
history or social welfare. However, in the late of Chosun Dynasty,
Hyeminseo(惠民署) has been badly managed by various factors, and curing
common people(對民醫療) has been weakened. Facing population growth, the
spread of infection, institution's pharmacy, bad tributary payment and
Jongyakjeon(種藥田)of devastation, the operation of Hyeminseo(惠民署) was
getting worse and worse. So Hyeminseo(惠民署)'s the name and the actual
has become different.