Tangaek — Decoctions · Trees
大腹皮 Billang Yeolmaekkeopjil (빈랑 열매껍질)
Daebokpi is the husk of the areca nut, the fruit of a palm. The Donguibogam separates the two forms: the broad, flat fruit it calls daebok, the pointed one binnang. Before use the husk was washed once in liquor, again in black-bean water, then dried over a fire.
Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 3
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性微溫, 無毒. 下一切氣, 止霍亂, 通大小腸. 治痰隔醋心. 建脾開胃, 泄浮腫脹滿.
Its nature is slightly warm and it is non-toxic. It brings down every kind of qi, stops gwallan (霍亂, sudden vomiting and diarrhea), and frees the large and small intestines. It treats phlegm blockage and sour risings. It strengthens the bi (脾, spleen), opens the wi (胃, stomach), and drains swelling and distension.
HomiclubDaebokpi is the outer husk of the areca fruit. The preceding entry, binang, is the seed inside it, so one fruit is split into husk and seed and set up as two separate entries.
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大腹所出, 與檳榔相似, 但莖葉根簳小異. 幷皮收之. 《本草》
Where daebok comes from is much like binang, only its stem, leaves, root, and shaft differ slightly. It is gathered together with the husk. 《Boncho (本草)》
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腹大而平者名大腹, 尖者, 名檳榔. 《入門》
The kind whose belly is large and flat is called daebok, and the pointed kind is called binang. 《Immun (入門)》
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鴆鳥多栖此樹上. 凡用皮, 先以酒洗, 仍以黑豆汁洗, 焙乾, 方可用. 《本草》
Jim birds (鴆) often roost in this tree. Whenever the husk is used, first wash it with liquor, then wash it again with black soybean juice and dry it over a fire, only then can it be used. 《Boncho (本草)》
HomiclubThe jim bird is a creature of old texts, said to carry poison in its feathers. The belief that it roosts in this tree is why the husk is given a double washing, first in liquor and then in black soybean juice.
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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