櫻桃 앵두 (앵도)

Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 2

1. 性熱一云溫, 味甘, 無毒一云微毒.

   Its nature is hot, though some say warm. The taste is sweet, and it is non-toxic, though others note slight toxicity.

2. 主調中益脾氣, 令人好顔色, 美志, 止水穀痢.

   It harmonizes the middle and boosts spleen qi, brightens the complexion, lifts the spirits, and stops watery dysentery.

3. 先百果而熟, 故古人多貴之, 以薦寢廟.

   Ripening before all other fruits, the ancients prized it highly and offered it at ancestral shrines as the first harvest.

4. 一名含桃.

   It is also called hamdo, meaning the peach held by the oriole.

5. 此桃在三月末四月初熟, 得正陽之氣, 先諸果熟, 故性熱.

   Ripening in late third to early fourth month, it absorbs the surging yang energy and matures before all other fruits, hence its hot nature.

6. 雖多食無損, 但發虛熱耳. 《本草》

   Though eating much causes no harm, it may induce deficient heat, so those prone to heat should moderate their intake. 《Bencao》

7. 爲鸎鳥所含, 且形似桃, 故曰櫻桃. 《入門》

   Because orioles hold it in their beaks and its shape resembles a peach, it is called yingtao. The name captures both bird and fruit in one word. 《Ipmun》

8. 葉

   The leaves, listed separately as a medicinal part.

9. 搗付蛇咬, 且搗汁服, 防蛇毒內攻. 《本草》

   Crush the leaves to apply on snakebites and drink the pressed juice to prevent the venom from invading inward—an emergency remedy for those often outdoors. 《Bencao》

10. 東行根

    The eastward-growing root, specifically selected as it stretches toward the rising sun.

11. 療寸白蟲, 蚘蟲. 煮汁, 空心服. 《本草》

    It treats tapeworms and roundworms—boil the root and drink the decoction on an empty stomach, an old remedy for parasites. 《Bencao》