惡實 우엉 (악실)

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1. 性平一云溫, 味辛一云甘, 無毒.

   성평일운온, 미신일운감, 무독.

   Its nature is neutral, though some sources call it warm. The taste is pungent (others say sweet), and it carries no toxicity.

2. 主明目, 除風傷. 《本草》

   주명목, 제풍상. 《본초》

   It chiefly brightens the eyes and dispels injuries caused by wind, as recorded in the Bencao.

3. 治風毒腫, 利咽膈, 潤肺散氣, 療風熱癮疹瘡瘍. 《湯液》

   치풍독종, 이인격, 윤폐산기, 료풍열은진창양. 《탕액》

   It treats swellings from wind-toxin, opens the throat and diaphragm, moistens the lungs while dispersing qi, and heals hives and sores arising from wind-heat. So says the Tangye Bencao.

4. 卽牛蒡子也.

   즉우방자야.

   This is none other than the seed of the burdock plant we commonly know.

5. 處處有之, 外殼多刺, 鼠過之則綴惹不可脫, 故亦名鼠粘子. 《本草》

   처처유지, 외각다자, 서과지즉철야불가탈, 고역명서점자. 《본초》

   It grows everywhere, and its spiny husk clings to any mouse that brushes past so firmly that it cannot be shaken off. For this reason the Bencao also calls it shuzhanzi, meaning the seed that sticks to mice.

6. 微炒, 搗碎用. 《入門》

   미초, 도쇄용. 《입문》

   Lightly roast the seeds, then pound them into fragments before use, as the Yixue Rumen recommends.

7. 一名大力子. 《正傳》

   일명대력자. 《정전》

   It is also called daliuzi, the great-strength seed, a name preserved in the Yixue Zhengchuan.

8. 根莖

   근경

   What follows concerns the root and stem of the burdock plant.

9. 療傷寒及中風面腫, 消渴熱中. 《本草》

   료상한급중풍면종, 소갈열중. 《본초》

   They treat cold damage, facial swelling from wind stroke, unquenchable thirst known as xiaoke, and the burning inner heat called rezhong, according to the Bencao.