Tangaek — Decoctions · Vegetables
子 Buchussi (부추씨)
Garlic chive seed is the seed of the garlic chive (韭菜) — the pungent green known in Korea as buchu and elsewhere as the Chinese chive. In traditional Korean herbal medicine, the seed goes by the drug name guja (韭子), literally "chive seed."
The Dongui Bogam does not give it an entry of its own. It appears instead as a short sub-entry attached to the main article on garlic chives, with a note on preparation: before the seeds go into a medicine, they are lightly parched — dry-roasted over gentle heat, a common way of processing seeds in traditional Korean pharmacy.
In late summer, the garlic chive sends up white flowers in umbrella-shaped clusters, and where those flowers stood, black, angular seeds ripen. Fields grown for the leaves alone are cut before the flower stalks can rise, so anyone who wants to collect seed leaves a few clumps of plants standing and lets them flower.
Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 2
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性煖. 主夢泄精尿白.
Its nature is warm. It chiefly treats mongseol (夢泄, nocturnal emission) and urine clouded with essence.
HomiclubIn late summer the Korean chive opens white flowers in an umbel, and angular black seeds ripen in their place. Fields grown for leaves are cut before bolting, so a few clumps are left standing when seed is wanted.
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煖腰膝, 壯陽道, 療精滑, 甚良. 入藥, 微炒用之. 《本草》
It warms the lower back and knees, strengthens the yangdo (陽道, yang function), and is excellent for treating jeonghwal (精滑, seminal leakage). When put into medicine it is lightly roasted for use. 《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