Tangaek — Decoctions · Fruits
肉 Gyulpi Gwayuk (귤피 과육)
Yuk means the flesh of a tangerine, the segments left once the peel comes off. It is the same fruit that arrives by the boxful each winter, and it sits inside the tangerine entry in the fruit section. The same entry covers the stringy pith, the seeds, and cheongpi, the unripe green peel.
Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 2
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性冷, 味甘酸. 止消渴, 開胃. 卽橘之瓤也. 不可多食, 令人多痰.
Its nature is cold and its taste sweet and sour. It stops sogal (消渴, wasting thirst) and opens the appetite. It is in fact the pulp of the tangerine. It should not be eaten in quantity, for it makes phlegm abundant.
HomiclubThis is the flesh inside the peel, the tangerine that arrives by the boxful each winter. Each juice-filled segment sac was called yang (瓤).
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酸者聚痰, 甛者潤肺. 皮堪入藥, 肉非宜人. 《本草》
The sour kind gathers phlegm; the sweet kind moistens the lung. The peel is fit to enter medicine, but the flesh does not suit people. 《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