敗醬 마타리 (패장)

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1. 性平一云微寒, 味苦醎, 無毒.

   성평일운미한, 미고함, 무독.

   Its nature is neutral, though some say slightly cold. The taste is bitter and salty, and it is non-toxic.

2. 主破多年凝血, 能化膿爲水, 及産後諸病, 能催生, 落胞.

   주파다년응혈, 능화농위수, 급산후제병, 능최생, 낙포.

   It breaks up clotted blood that has stagnated for years, dissolves pus into watery fluid, treats various postpartum disorders, hastens delivery, and helps expel the placenta.

3. 療暴熱火瘡, 瘡瘍疥癬, 丹毒.

   요폭열화창, 창양개선, 단독.

   It heals burns from sudden heat, sores and abscesses, scabies and ringworm, and erysipelas.

4. 治赤眼, 障膜努肉, 聤耳.

   치적안, 장막노육, 정이.

   It treats red eyes, films and fleshy growths over the eyes, and chronic suppurative ear discharge.

5. 又排膿補瘻.

   우배농보루.

   It also drains pus and helps close up fistulous wounds.

6. 生山野, 根紫色似柴胡.

   생산야, 근자색사시호.

   It grows wild in mountains and fields, and its root is purple, resembling that of bupleurum.

7. 作陳敗豆醬氣, 故以爲名.

   작진패두장기, 고이위명.

   It gives off the smell of spoiled, aged bean paste, which is why it was named paejang, meaning 'spoiled sauce.'

8. 八月採根, 暴乾. 《本草》

   팔월채근, 폭건. 《본초》

   The root is gathered in the eighth lunar month and sun-dried. From the Bencao.

9. 入足少陰經ㆍ手厥陰經. 《湯液》

   입족소음경ㆍ수궐음경. 《탕액》

   It enters the Foot Shaoyin Kidney channel and the Hand Jueyin Pericardium channel. From the Tangye.