Tangaek — Decoctions · Grains
葉 Yeop (엽)
The character 葉 (yeop) simply means "leaf" — in this entry, the leaf of sam, the hemp plant.
Hemp is an annual herb, known in Korean as daema and in English as hemp, that was traditionally cultivated for weaving sambe, Korea's hemp cloth. Its leaves are palm-shaped, splitting into anywhere from five or six lobes up to nine.
In the Dongui Bogam, this entry appears in the Grain section (穀部), the division of the book's drug catalog devoted to grains and related plants. There, hemp seed (麻子) and the yellow pollen of the hemp flower (麻蕡) are recorded as the main entries, with the leaf and the root each noted separately as appended items under them.
A note for modern readers: in South Korea today, hemp is classified as cannabis under the Narcotics Control Act, and its cultivation and handling are legally controlled.
Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 1
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主蛔蟲. 煮湯沐頭, 髮長潤. 《本草》
It governs roundworm. Boil it and wash the head with the decoction, and the hair grows long and glossy. 《Boncho (本草)》
HomiclubYeop (葉) is the leaf of sam, the hemp plant once grown for cloth, whose leaves are palmately divided into several narrow lobes. In Korea today hemp is classed as cannabis under the Narcotics Control Act, and both its cultivation and its handling are tightly restricted.
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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