絡石 Damjyangi (담쟝이)

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1. 性微寒一云溫, 味苦, 無毒.

   Its nature is slightly cold, though one account calls it warm; its taste is bitter, and it is non-toxic.

   HomiclubNakseok is an evergreen vine that climbs over rock and tree. The Donguibogam gives the Korean name as damjyangi, an old form of "ivy," but from the form the text describes it is now identified as masakjul, a vine in the dogbane family.

2. 主癰腫不消, 喉舌腫, 金瘡. 去蛇毒心悶, 療癰傷, 口乾舌焦.

   It chiefly treats abscess swellings that will not disperse, swelling of the throat and tongue, and wounds from metal blades. It relieves oppression in the chest from snake venom, treats ulceration from abscesses, and treats a dry mouth and parched tongue.

3. 一名石薜荔, 生木石間, 凌冬不凋. 葉似細橘, 蔓延木石之陰.

   One of its names is seokbyeongnyeo (石薜荔); it grows among trees and rocks and endures the winter without withering. Its leaves resemble small tangerine leaves, and it trails its vines along the shaded side of trees and rocks.

   HomiclubMasakjul has thick, glossy leaves that stay green through winter, matching the text's "endures the winter without withering." In southern Korea it is commonly planted as a groundcover over walls and around the base of trees.

4. 莖節着處, 卽生根鬚, 包絡石傍, 花白子黑. 六七月採莖葉, 日乾. 《本草》

   Wherever a stem node touches, rootlets grow at once and wrap and net themselves around the rock; its flowers are white and its seeds black. Gather the stems and leaves in the sixth and seventh months and dry them in the sun. 《Boncho (本草)》

5. 根鬚包絡石上而生, 葉細圓者良. 絡木者不用. 《入門》

   Those that grow with their rootlets netted over rock and have small round leaves are the good ones. Those that have wound around trees are not used. 《Immun (入門)》