Tangaek — Decoctions · Fruits
桃蠹 Boksunganamu Beolle (복숭아나무 벌레)
Dodu is the grub that bores into peach wood. It stands as a sub-entry under peach in the fruits section, followed in turn by gyeongbaekpi, the white inner bark of the trunk. Nothing about it survives in use today.
Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 2
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殺鬼, 辟邪氣不祥.
It kills ghosts and repels evil qi and inauspicious things.
HomiclubDodu is the grub that bores into peach wood. Where sawdust-like frass oozes from a peach trunk today, digging in still turns up the larva of a clearwing moth or a longhorn beetle.
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食桃樹蟲也. 《本草》
It is the worm that eats the peach tree. 《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