Tangaek — Decoctions · Vegetables
菌子 Gyunja (균자)
Gyunja is an old catch-all name for mushrooms that come up out of the ground. Donguibogam gathered the wild mushrooms of fields and open land into this single entry and warned that many carry poison and must not be eaten carelessly, those on maple wood most of all.
Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 2
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性寒. 發五藏風, 壅經絡, 動痔疾, 令人昏睡.
Its nature is cold. It stirs up wind in the five viscera (五藏), blocks the channels and network vessels (經絡), rouses piles, and sinks a person into stupor.
HomiclubGyunja is a blanket name for fungi that come up from the ground. Paired against mogi, the tree-borne kind, it gathers all field mushrooms into a single entry rather than naming one species.
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生野田中, 多有毒, 不可輕食.
They grow in fields and open ground; many are poisonous and must not be eaten lightly.
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楓樹菌尤有毒. 《本草》
Fungi on the maple tree are more poisonous still. 《Boncho (本草)》
HomiclubOnly a fraction of the mushrooms in Korean hills and fields have been confirmed as edible. Cap, gills, and stalk must be read together, and a plain or a bright color settles nothing.
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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