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椑柿 Persimmon (hongsi)
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Bisi is a persimmon whose skin carries a green-black cast, one branch of the same tree as the persimmon in the crop guide. The text calls it noksi, sets it apart from the soft red hongsi as a separate kind, and records it as colder in nature than hongsi.
Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 2
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性寒, 味甘, 無毒. 解酒毒, 潤心肺, 止渴, 去胃中熱.
Its nature is cold, its taste sweet, and it is non-toxic. It resolves the toxin of liquor, moistens the heart and lung, stops thirst, and clears heat in the stomach.
HomiclubBisi is a persimmon whose skin carries a green-black cast. Persimmons divide into astringent kinds that stay puckery when ripe and sweet kinds that do not, and the old records sorted the strains this way, by color and character.
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色靑黑綠柿也. 性冷甚於紅柿, 別一種也. 《入門》
Its color is green-black; it is the noksi (綠柿, green persimmon). It is colder in nature than hongsi and is a separate kind. 《Immun (入門)》
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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