靑箱子 개맨드라미씨 (청상자)

Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 3

1. 性微寒, 味苦, 無毒.

   Its nature is slightly cold, its taste bitter, and it carries no toxicity, marking it as a cooling, heat-clearing herb.

2. 治肝藏熱毒衝眼, 赤障靑盲瞖腫.

   It treats eye disorders caused by toxic heat rising from the liver, including redness, vision-clouding films, sudden blindness, and swelling — which is why classical physicians prized it as a premier ophthalmic remedy.

3. 主風瘙身痒, 殺三蟲, 療惡瘡, 下部䘌瘡, 明耳目, 鎭肝.

   It relieves wind-induced itching, expels parasitic worms, heals stubborn sores and lesions of the lower body, sharpens hearing and sight, and calms the liver — a broad spectrum of internal and external uses.

4. 卽今雞冠花子也.

   This is simply the seed of what we now call the cockscomb flower — the familiar garden bloom doubling as medicine.

5. 六月八月採子, 微炒, 搗碎用. 《本草》

   The seeds are gathered in the sixth and eighth lunar months, lightly roasted, then crushed before use — the brief roasting tempers the herb's character. 《Bencao》

6. 雞冠花 만라밋곳

   This refers to the cockscomb flower itself, recorded in old Korean as 'manlamitgot.'

7. 性凉, 無毒.

   Its nature is cool and non-toxic — a touch gentler in its cooling action than the seed.

8. 止腸風瀉血, 赤白痢, 婦人崩中帶下.

   It stops intestinal bleeding, red and white dysentery, and women's metrorrhagia and abnormal discharge — long valued in gynecological practice for bleeding and discharge disorders.

9. 花似雞冠, 故以名之.

   The blossom resembles a rooster's comb, which is exactly how it earned the name 'cockscomb flower' — a fitting label once you see it.

10. 入藥炒用. 《本草》

    When used medicinally, it is roasted first — a heating step that, as with the seed, was the customary preparation. 《Bencao》