Tangaek — Decoctions · Vegetables
野蒜 Korean Wild Chive (Dallae)
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Yasan is wild chive, the same crop as dallae in the guide, the spring green dropped into doenjang stew or dressed with soy sauce. It looks like garlic but far finer and smaller, and Donguibogam notes that people dug it from fields and open ground.
Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 2
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性味功用, 略與小蒜同.
Its nature, taste, and use are roughly the same as those of sosan (小蒜).
HomiclubYasan is dallae, a perennial allium dug in early spring from field edges and low hills, leaf and small bulb together. The old Korean gloss under the heading reads dallanggoe, the name that carries through to today's dallae.
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多生田野中, 似蒜而極細小, 人採食之. 《俗方》
It grows abundantly in fields and open country, resembling garlic but extremely slender and small, and people dig it and eat it. 《Sokbang (俗方)》
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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