Tangaek — Decoctions · Herbs
蘼蕪 Gunggungi Ssak (궁궁이 싹)
Mimu is the shoot and leaf of gunggungi, the plant whose root is known as cheongung. It is also entered under the name gangni. The Donguibogam had the leaves picked in the fourth and fifth months and dried in the sun, while the root appears as its own entry elsewhere.
Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 2
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一名江籬, 卽芎藭苗也.
One of its names is gangni (江籬); this is the shoot of gunggungi.
HomiclubMimu refers to the shoot and leaves that rise above ground from gunggungi, the plant known today as cheongung. Its rhizome appears separately in the preceding entry under the name gunggung, so a single plant was split above and below ground into two entries.
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主風邪頭風目眩. 辟邪惡, 除蠱毒, 去三蟲.
It chiefly treats wind evil, dupung (頭風, head wind), and dizziness. It wards off malign influences, removes godok (蠱毒, worm toxin), and expels the three worms.
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四五月採葉, 暴乾. 《本草》
Gather the leaves in the fourth and fifth months and dry them in the sun. 《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