根 Meolguseullamu Ppuri (멀구슬나무 뿌리)

Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 3

1. 性微寒, 味苦, 微毒. 殺諸蟲, 利大腸.

   Its nature is slightly cold and its taste bitter, and it is slightly toxic. It kills the various worms and frees the large intestine.

   HomiclubThe chinaberry carries compounds harmful to people throughout the tree, and eating several of the fruits is dangerous. As the text itself states that it is toxic, it is not a material to handle casually.

2. 有雌雄. 雄者根赤無子, 有大毒, 服之令人吐不止. 雌者根白有子, 微毒. 藥用當取雌者. 《本草》

   There are female and male. The male has a red root and no seed, carries great toxicity, and taken it makes a person vomit without stopping. The female has a white root and bears seed, and is slightly toxic. For medicinal use one should take the female. 《Boncho (本草)》

3. 皮一兩, 入糯米五十粒, 煎煮殺毒. 《入門》

   To one nyang (兩) of the bark add fifty grains of glutinous rice and decoct it to kill the toxicity. 《Immun (入門)》

4. 我國惟濟州有之, 他處無. 《俗方》

   In Korea it is found only on Jeju and nowhere else. 《Sokbang (俗方)》

   HomiclubThe chinaberry now grows along the coasts of South Jeolla and South Gyeongsang as well, and is planted as a street tree and a village shade tree. Its range has shifted from the Jeju-only distribution the text records.