Tangaek — Decoctions · Fruits
栗楔 Chestnut
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Yulseol is the flat middle chestnut, the one pressed between its two siblings when a burr holds three nuts. It is fruit of the same chestnut as in the crop guide, given a name of its own only because that squeezing changes its shape. The passage runs on into Korean raspberry, bokbunja.
Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 2
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栗三顆共一毬, 其中者楔也. 亦作榍.
When three chestnuts share a single burr, the one in the middle is seol (楔). It is also written with the character 榍.
HomiclubThis is the middle nut in a burr, flattened by the two nuts pressing on either side. When a burr is opened, it is the one with two flat faces.
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理筋骨風痛, 幷付瘰癧腫痛毒. 出箭頭及惡刺. 《本草》
It treats wind pain in sinew and bone, and is also applied to the swollen, painful toxin of naryeok (瘰癧, scrofula). It draws out arrowheads and vicious thorns. 《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