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佛耳草 Cudweed

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Buricho is a daisy-family plant felted with white down, generally identified as a cudweed, Gnaphalium. It also went by the name seogukcho, and its young spring leaves were kneaded into rice cakes. Donguibogam marked it 【唐】, an import from China.

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

  1. 性熱, 味酸.

    Its nature is hot and its taste sour.

    HomiclubBulicho is an aster-family herb whose leaves and stems are clothed in white wool, identified as the cudweed tteoksuk. It also went by the name seogukcho (鼠麴草), and its young spring leaves were gathered to knead into rice cakes.

  2. 治風寒嗽及痰, 除肺中寒, 大升肺氣. 《入門》

    It treats cough from wind-cold and phlegm, removes cold within the lung, and greatly raises lung qi. 《Ipmun (入門)》

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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