Tangaek — Decoctions · Grains
紅麴酒 Honggukju (홍국주)
Hongguk-ju is liquor brewed with red yeast rice, a starter made by culturing rice with a red mold. The same starter stands behind Chinese red rice wine and fermented red bean curd. The Dongui Bogam records it as intensely hot in nature and holding poison.
Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 1
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大熱有毒, 辟瘴氣, 療打傷. 《入門》
It is greatly hot and toxic; it wards off janggi (瘴氣, miasmic vapour) and treats injury from blows. 《Ipmun (入門)》
HomiclubHongguk is nuruk made by culturing a red mould on rice. The same starter yields Chinese red rice wine, red fermented bean curd, and a red food colouring still in use.
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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