Tangaek — Decoctions · Vegetables
子 Dakpul Ssi (닥풀 씨)
The seeds of dakpul (Abelmoschus manihot) form after the flower fades, sitting in neat rows inside a five-angled pod whose surface is covered with fine hairs, rough and bristly to the touch.
In the Dongui Bogam, this seed appears as a short sub-entry attached to hwangchokgyuhwa — the flower of the same plant — in the Vegetables section (chaebu, 菜部). The original text records only two brief phrases about it.
Dakpul is an annual herb of the mallow family, and its name reflects its craft: roughly "dak paste," from its role in making hanji, Korea's traditional paper. The sticky mucilage drawn from its root is used as a natural sizing that spreads the dak (paper mulberry) fibers evenly when sheets of hanji are formed. For that reason, hanji workshops gather and keep these seeds, so they can plant the next year's crop of dakpul.
Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 2
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主小便淋澁. 令婦人易産. 《本草》
It governs rim (淋) with hesitant, painful urination. It makes a woman's delivery easy. 《Boncho (本草)》
HomiclubDakpul seeds sit in rows inside a five-angled capsule after the flower falls, and their hairy coats feel rough. Seed saved and sown the following spring yields thick roots within a single season.
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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