Tangaek — Decoctions · Trees
竹實 Daenamu Yeolmae (대나무 열매)
Jukshil is the seed of bamboo. A grove flowers once in several decades, sets seed, and then dies back, so the grain is rarely seen. The text says it forms deep inside dense groves, wrapped layer on layer in bamboo leaves, and elsewhere that it resembles a wheat grain and can be cooked like rice.
Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 3
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生於竹林茂盛蒙密之中, 大如雞子, 竹葉層層包裹. 味甘.
It grows deep within dense, luxuriant bamboo groves, is as large as a hen's egg, and is wrapped layer upon layer in bamboo leaves. Its taste is sweet.
HomiclubBamboo flowers once in several decades, sets fruit, and then dies back across the whole grove. Few people ever saw juksil, and the descriptions of its appearance differ from record to record.
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主通神明, 令心膈淸涼, 輕身益氣. 《入門》
It opens sinmyeong (神明, spirit brightness), makes the chest and diaphragm cool and clear, lightens the body, and augments qi. 《Immun (入門)》
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一云, 狀如小麥, 堪可爲飯喫. 《本草》
One account says it is shaped like a grain of wheat and is fit to be cooked and eaten as rice. 《Boncho (本草)》
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This is a cultural and historical record from a classical text, not a claim about any food’s effects. Nothing here is a health supplement or intended to prevent or treat disease. Consult a medical professional about health concerns. · Text: Korean Medicine Classics DB · Reading: Homiclub