蓬藟 Korean Black Raspberry

Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 2

1. 性味功用, 與覆盆子同.

   Its nature, taste, and uses are the same as those of bokbunja.

   HomiclubBongnyu is the fruit of a trailing bramble; the original text gives it the Korean name meongdeok-ttalgi. It is common on hillsides and along the edges of woods.

2. 蓬藟, 非覆盆也. 自別是一種.

   Bongnyu is not bokbunja. It is by itself a separate kind.

3. 作藤蔓生者, 蓬藟也. 作樹條者, 覆盆也. 皆宜取子用. 覆盆早熟而形小, 蓬藟晩熟而形大. 其形大同小異, 終非一物也. 《本草》

   The one that grows as a trailing vine is bongnyu; the one that forms woody canes is bokbunja. For both it is proper to take the fruit for use. Bokbunja ripens early and is small in form; bongnyu ripens late and is large. In broad outline they are alike and differ in detail, but in the end they are not one thing. 《Boncho (本草)》

   HomiclubBrambles form a large and confusing group, and telling them apart has never been simple. Sorting them by whether the stems trail or stand as canes, and by early or late ripening, still works as a field guide to the group.

4. 俱能縮小便, 黑白髮. 《日用》

   Both can reduce urination and darken white hair. 《Iryong (日用)》