大麥 Barley

Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 1

1. 性溫一云微寒, 味醎, 無毒.

   Its nature is warm, though one account calls it slightly cold; its taste is salty, and it is non-toxic.

   HomiclubDaemaek is barley grain, the hulled kernel of the barley plant. Barley rice, roasted barley tea, beer, and malt all come from this one grain.

2. 益氣調中, 止泄補虛, 實五藏.

   It boosts qi and harmonizes the jung (中, middle burner), stops diarrhoea, supplements depletion, and makes the ojang (五藏, five viscera) solid.

3. 久食令人肥健滑澤. 《本草》

   Eaten long it makes a person plump and sturdy, smooth and lustrous. 《Boncho (本草)》

4. 令人多熱, 爲五穀長. 《本草》

   It makes a person heaty, and it stands as the chief of the five grains. 《Boncho (本草)》

5. 久食頭髮不白, 不動風氣. 暴食稍似脚弱, 爲下氣故也.

   Eaten long it keeps the hair from turning white and does not stir punggi (風氣, wind qi). Eaten suddenly in quantity the legs seem a little weak, because it sends qi downward.

6. 熟則益人, 帶生則冷, 損人. 《本草》

   Well cooked it benefits a person; left half raw it is cold and injures a person. 《Boncho (本草)》

7. 大麥同小麥, 以秋種者爲良.

   Barley, like wheat, is held best when sown in autumn.

   HomiclubBarley sown in autumn is called gaeul-bori and barley sown in spring bom-bori. Autumn barley overwinters in the field and is harvested the following early summer; most Korean barley is grown this way.

8. 春種者氣不足, 故力劣. 《本草》

   What is sown in spring has insufficient qi, and so its strength is inferior. 《Boncho (本草)》

9. 和鍼砂ㆍ沒石子, 染鬚甚黑. 《入門》

   Blended with chimsa (鍼砂, needle filings) and molseokja (沒石子, gallnut), it dyes the beard a deep black. 《Immun (入門)》