Tangaek — Decoctions · Vegetables
甘苔 Gamtae Green Laver
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Gamtae is a green seaweed of the sea lettuce group, also written cheongtae, which the text says was spread and dried in sheets like jerky. The same name now attaches to a quite different brown alga, so the two are easily confused. The passage runs on into nokgakchae, taken to be green sea fingers.
Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 2
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性寒, 味醎.
Its nature is cold and its taste is salty.
HomiclubGamtae is a green seaweed of the sea-lettuce group. It grows in fine, tangled threads on winter tidal flats, and along Korea's west coast it is spread, dried, and toasted like laver.
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主痔. 殺蟲, 霍亂吐瀉, 心煩.
It governs piles. It kills worms and addresses vomiting and diarrhea from gwallan (霍亂) and vexation in the chest.
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一名靑苔. 生海中, 可作脯食之. 《本草》
It is also called cheongtae (靑苔). It grows in the sea and can be made into dried sheets and eaten. 《Boncho (本草)》
HomiclubSpreading it to dry like jerky matches the way parae and gamtae sheets are still pressed. The name gamtae, however, is also applied to a quite different brown alga of Jeju waters, which invites confusion.
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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