Tangaek — Decoctions · Herbs
芭蕉油 Pacho Jin (파초 진)
Pachoyu is the sap drawn from a banana-plant stem by driving a bamboo tube into it, the same way lacquer is tapped. Pacho belongs to the banana family, a tall broad-leaved plant. In Korea it is grown today in gardens for the look of its leaves.
Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 3
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治頭風髮落, 及湯火瘡. 又治風癎, 涎暈欲倒, 飮之卽吐, 便差.
It treats hair falling out from head wind and scalds and burns. It also treats wind epilepsy with drooling and dizziness on the point of collapse: drink it and one vomits at once and then recovers.
HomiclubPachoyu is the sap tapped from the stem of the Japanese banana through an inserted bamboo tube. Pacho belongs to the banana family, and what looks like its trunk is in fact a pseudostem of tightly rolled leaf sheaths.
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以竹筒揷皮中, 如取漆法. 《本草》
A bamboo tube is inserted into the sheath, in the same manner as the method for tapping lacquer. 《Boncho (本草)》
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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