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Tangaek — Decoctions · Trees

樹皮 Dangnamu Namukkeopjil (닥나무 나무껍질)

This is the bark passage attached to the paper-mulberry entry, the bark of the dak tree. Stripped, boiled and beaten, it becomes hanji, the paper still made in Korean workshops and used in restoring cultural property. The Wood section gives the passage a single line.

Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 3

  1. 治水腫脹滿.

    It treats sujong (水腫, water swelling) and abdominal distension and fullness.

    HomiclubPaper mulberry bark is stripped from branches cut in winter and steamed. Scraping off the dark outer layer leaves the white inner bark called baekdak, the raw material of hanji paper.

  2. 逐水, 利小便. 《本草》

    It drives out water and promotes urination. 《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