Tangaek — Decoctions · Fruits
白梅 Sogeume Jeolin Maesil (소금에 절인 매실)
Baengmae is green plum salted and then dried in the sun. The same plum smoked dark instead becomes omae, and the two are kept apart. Donguibogam lists it among fruits and notes that steeping it in water yields a vinegar good for mixing into soups, meat broths and pickles.
Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 2
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性煖, 味酸, 無毒. 主金瘡止血. 點痣, 蝕惡肉. 除痰唾.
Its nature is warm, its taste sour, and it is non-toxic. It addresses wounds from metal blades and stops bleeding. Dabbed onto a mole it eats away the dead flesh. It removes phlegm and drool.
HomiclubBaengmae is plum cured in salt and then sun-dried. Salt dries white on the surface, giving it the name 'white plum,' paired against omae, the smoke-blackened kind.
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水浸爲醋, 和羹臛虀中, 好. 《本草》
Steeped in water it becomes vinegar, and mixing it into soups, meat broths, or pickles is good. 《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