Tangaek — Decoctions · Fruits
桃膠 Boksunganamu Jin (복숭아나무 진)
Dogyo is the gum that seeps from a peach tree and hardens. It forms as clear amber lumps where the bark has been wounded, and in Chinese cooking today it is soaked and folded into desserts. Dongui Bogam enters it in the fruit section as a sub-entry under the peach.
Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 2
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下石淋, 破血, 主中惡疰忤. 《本草》
It brings down seongnim (石淋, stone strangury), breaks blood, and governs jungak (中惡, malignity strike) and juo (疰忤, infixation and offense). 《Boncho (本草)》
HomiclubDogyo is the gum that seeps from a wound in a peach trunk and hardens there, setting clear like brown amber. In Chinese-speaking regions it is sold as an ingredient soaked in water for desserts.
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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