Tangaek — Decoctions · Trees
根白皮 Osuyu Ppurikkeopjil (오수유 뿌리껍질)
Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 3
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治喉痺咳逆, 止泄注, 療白癬, 殺三蟲.
It addresses hubi (喉痺, throat blockage) and cough with rising qi, halts pouring diarrhoea, addresses baekseon (白癬, white ringworm), and kills the samchung (三蟲, three worms).
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根東南行者爲勝. 道家去三尸方用之. 《本草》
A root running to the southeast is the better one. Taoists use it in their method for expelling the samsi (三尸, three corpse-worms). 《Boncho (本草)》
HomiclubThe samsi were three worms believed to dwell inside the human body, and Taoist practice preserved its own methods for expelling them. Choosing a root by the direction it runs appears in exactly the same way in the mulberry root bark entry above.
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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






