Tangaek — Decoctions · Grains
菖蒲酒 Changposul (창포술)
Changpoju is wine brewed from sweet-flag root. Donguibogam gives the name in the Grain section and says only that the recipe appears in the Sinhyeong chapter. Changpo is the same plant whose steeped water Koreans washed their hair in at Dano.
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治風痺, 延年. 方見身形
It treats wind impediment and lengthens the years. The formula appears in the sinhyeong (身形, bodily form chapter).
HomiclubChangpo is sweet flag, a waterside perennial of the arum family — the plant whose infusion was used to wash the hair at Dano. The yellow-flowered kkotchangpo grown in gardens is an iris and belongs to a different family.
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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