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浮小麥 Jugeun Mil (주근 밀)

Busomaek is light wheat — the shrivelled grain that floats. The old Korean gloss, jugeun mil, 'dead wheat', names the hollow, unfilled kernels sorted out from the rest. Dongui Bogam has it lightly roasted, and records simmering it together with jujubes.

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

  1. 養心, 同大棗煎, 止盜汗. 《醫鑑》

    It nourishes the sim (心, heart); decocted together with jujube it stops dohan (盜汗, night sweating). 《Uigam (醫鑑)》

    HomiclubBusomaek is the shrivelled wheat grain that floats when placed in water. Never having filled out, it is hollow and does not sink; the old Korean name jugeun mil means "dead wheat."

  2. 止盜汗. 治大小人骨蒸肌熱, 婦人勞熱.

    It stops night sweating. It treats goljeung (骨蒸, steaming-bone fever) and heat in the flesh in adults and children, and noyeol (勞熱, taxation fever) in women.

  3. 微炒用之. 《入門》

    Roast it lightly before use. 《Immun (入門)》

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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