䈽竹葉 왕댓닙 왕댓잎 (분죽엽)

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1. 性寒, 味甘一云苦, 無毒.

   Cold in nature, sweet in taste (some say bitter), and non-toxic.

2. 止咳逆上氣, 除煩熱, 止消渴, 壓丹石毒.

   It calms reverse-rising cough, clears vexing heat, relieves wasting thirst, and suppresses the toxicity of mineral elixirs.

3. 療風痙, 喉痺, 嘔吐.

   It treats wind-induced spasms, sore throat obstruction, and vomiting.

4. 主吐血, 熱毒風, 惡瘍, 殺小蟲.

   It addresses hemoptysis, heat-toxin wind, malignant sores, and kills small parasites.

5. 竹有䈽淡苦三種.

   There are three kinds of bamboo: big bamboo, sweet (pale) bamboo, and bitter bamboo.

6. 䈽竹體圓而質勁, 大者宜刺船, 細者可爲笛.

   Big bamboo has a round, sturdy stem; large ones suit boat poles, slender ones can be made into flutes.

7. 甘竹似篁而茂, 卽淡竹也.

   Sweet bamboo resembles the big species but grows more lushly, and is in fact the pale bamboo.

8. 苦竹有白有紫. 《本草》

   Bitter bamboo comes in both white and purple varieties. (Bencao)

9. 䈽竹ㆍ淡竹爲上, 苦竹次之. 《入門》

   Big bamboo and pale bamboo are the best for medicinal use, with bitter bamboo ranking next. (Ipmun)

10. 淡竹葉 소옴댓닙

    Pale bamboo leaf.

11. 性寒, 味甘, 無毒.

    Cold in nature, sweet in taste, and non-toxic.

12. 消痰淸熱.

    It resolves phlegm and clears heat.

13. 主中風失音不語, 壯熱頭痛.

    It treats post-stroke aphonia and inability to speak, as well as high fever with headache.

14. 止驚悸, 溫疫狂悶.

    It calms fright palpitations and relieves the maddening oppression of warm-epidemic disease.

15. 治咳逆上氣, 孕婦眩暈倒地, 小兒驚癎天弔. 《本草》

    It treats reverse-rising cough, pregnant women fainting from dizziness, and infantile convulsions and skyward-gazing seizures. (Bencao)

16. 苦竹葉 오듁

    Bitter bamboo leaf.

17. 性冷, 味苦, 無毒.

    Cool in nature, bitter in taste, and non-toxic.

18. 治不睡, 止消渴, 解酒毒, 除煩熱, 發汗, 治中風失音. 《本草》

    It treats insomnia, relieves wasting thirst, resolves alcohol toxicity, clears vexing heat, induces sweating, and remedies post-stroke aphonia. (Bencao)

19. 竹瀝

    Bamboo sap, the liquid drawn out by roasting bamboo.

20. 主暴中風, 胸中大熱.

    It addresses sudden stroke and intense heat in the chest.

21. 止煩悶, 卒中風失音不語, 痰熱昏迷, 止消渴.

    It relieves vexation and oppression, sudden stroke with loss of speech, clouded consciousness from phlegm-heat, and wasting thirst.

22. 治破傷風及産後發熱, 小兒驚癎, 一切危急之疾.

    It treats tetanus, postpartum fever, infantile convulsions, and all urgent acute illnesses.

23. 苦竹瀝, 療口瘡, 明目, 利九竅. 《本草》

    Bitter bamboo sap heals mouth sores, brightens the eyes, and opens up the nine orifices. (Bencao)

24. 竹瀝非薑汁不能行經.

    Bamboo sap cannot travel through the meridians without ginger juice.

25. 竹瀝六分, 加薑汁一分用. 《入門》

    Use six parts bamboo sap with one part ginger juice added. (Ipmun)

26. 取瀝法, 見雜方.

    The method of extracting the sap is given in the Miscellaneous Methods section.

27. 竹實

    Bamboo fruit.

28. 生於竹林茂盛蒙密之中, 大如雞子, 竹葉層層包裹.

    It grows deep within dense, lush bamboo groves, is as large as a chicken egg, and is wrapped layer upon layer in bamboo leaves.

29. 味甘. 主通神明, 令心膈淸涼, 輕身益氣. 《入門》

    Sweet in taste; it opens the spirit-mind, cools the chest and diaphragm, lightens the body, and nourishes vital energy. (Ipmun)

30. 一云, 狀如小麥, 堪可爲飯喫. 《本草》

    Some say it looks like wheat grains and can be cooked and eaten as rice. (Bencao)

31. 竹根

    Bamboo root.

32. 煮湯服. 除煩熱, 止渴補虛, 下氣消毒.

    Decoct it and drink the broth. It clears vexing heat, quenches thirst while tonifying deficiency, descends qi, and resolves toxicity.

33. 又主風痓. 《本草》

    It also treats wind-induced rigid spasms. (Bencao)

34. 竹茹

    Bamboo shavings (the green inner skin).

35. 主嘔噦咳逆. 止肺痿吐唾血, 鼻衄崩中.

    It addresses vomiting, retching, and reverse-rising cough; stops blood spitting from lung atrophy, nosebleeds, and uterine flooding.

36. 卽刮靑竹皮也. 《本草》

    This is the green bamboo skin shaved off in thin strips. (Bencao)

37. 竹黃

    Bamboo yellow, the substance formed between bamboo nodes.

38. 卽竹節間黃白者, 味甘.

    This is the yellowish-white substance found between bamboo nodes, with a sweet taste.

39. 尤制丹石藥毒發熱. 《本草》

    It is especially effective at controlling fever caused by mineral-elixir drug toxicity. (Bencao)