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胡麻油 Homayu (호마유)

Homayu is oil pressed from raw, unroasted black sesame. The text draws a line between it and oil from steamed or roasted seed, which it assigns to cooking and to lamps instead. The Donguibogam lists it in the grain section under the old Korean name geomeun chamkkae gireum, black sesame oil.

Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 1

  1. 性微寒一云大寒. 主天行熱秘, 腸內結熱, 殺蟲. 《本草》

    Its nature is slightly cold, though one account calls it very cold. It governs yeolbi (熱秘, heat constipation) from epidemic disease and heat bound within the intestines, and it kills worms. 《Boncho (本草)》

    HomiclubHomayu is oil pressed from raw, unroasted black sesame. The sesame oil used in kitchens is pressed from roasted seed, so it is made differently from the oil in this entry.

  2. 利大腸, 胞衣不落, 摩瘡腫惡瘡, 生禿髮. 《本草》

    It frees the large intestine, is used when the afterbirth does not descend, is rubbed on swollen sores and akchang (惡瘡, malignant sores), and makes hair grow on a bald head. 《Boncho (本草)》

  3. 是胡麻生笮油也. 若蒸炒則可供作食, 及燃燈, 不入藥用也. 《本草》

    This is the oil pressed from raw homa. If it is steamed or parched before pressing, it serves for making food and for lighting lamps, and is not put into medicine. 《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