Tangaek — Decoctions · Trees
桑花 Ppongnamu Kkeopjil Ikki (뽕나무 껍질 이끼)
Sanghwa is the pale lichen that grows on mulberry bark, shaved off with a knife. The name says flower, but it is no flower. The same passage also covers lye made from mulberry-wood ash and the wood-boring grub found in old mulberry trunks.
Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 3
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性暖, 無毒. 主鼻洪吐血, 腸風, 崩中帶下.
Its nature is warm and it is non-toxic. It governs heavy nosebleed and the vomiting of blood, jangpung (腸風, intestinal wind), bungjung (崩中, flooding), and daeha (帶下, vaginal discharge).
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此桑樹皮上白蘚花也. 以刀削取, 炒乾用. 《本草》
This is the white lichen bloom on the bark of a mulberry tree. Scrape it off with a knife, then roast and dry it for use. 《Boncho (本草)》
HomiclubDespite the name flower, this is no flower at all but a white lichen growing on the bark. Lichens are composite organisms of fungus and alga, and they spread widely over old trunks and rock.
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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