Tangaek — Decoctions · Trees
苦竹葉 Odyuk (오듁)
Gojugyeop is the leaf of goju, the bitter bamboo, which the old Korean gloss renders ojuk. Donguibogam split bamboo into several entries by part, leaf and inner shaving and sap each getting its own, and this is the one for the leaf.
Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 3
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性冷, 味苦, 無毒.
Its nature is cold, its taste bitter, and it is non-toxic.
HomiclubGojuk is the bamboo of bitter taste, written ojuk in the vernacular gloss. Ojuk (烏竹) now names the black bamboo whose culms darken with age; the names overlap, but the old form does not necessarily point to the same plant.
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治不睡, 止消渴, 解酒毒, 除煩熱, 發汗, 治中風失音. 《本草》
It addresses sleeplessness, quells sogal (消渴, wasting thirst), resolves the toxin of wine, removes beonyeol (煩熱, vexing heat), induces sweating, and addresses loss of voice from jungpung (中風, wind stroke). 《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