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子 Jwichamoe Ssi (쥐참외 씨)

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

  1. 潤心肺, 治黃病, 生用. 主肺痿吐血, 腸風瀉血, 赤白痢, 炒用.

    To moisten the sim (心, heart) and pye (肺, lung) and to treat jaundice disease, use it raw. To govern the vomiting of blood in pyewi (肺痿, lung atrophy), bleeding from jangpung (腸風, intestinal wind), and red and white dysentery, roast it before use.

    HomiclubSplitting open the fruit of jwichamoe reveals its hard seeds. Here the text distinguishes the cases in which the same seed is used raw from those in which it is roasted first.

  2. 一名赤雹子, 卽王瓜殼中子也. 《本草》

    It is also called jeokpoja (赤雹子), and it is the seed inside the rind of wanggwa. 《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