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柘木 Cudrania (Kkujippong)

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Jamok is the wood of the kkujippong, a thorny mulberry-family tree, and it is the same kkujippong shown in the crop guide. The Donguibogam records its old Korean name as 'moeppong' and notes that a decoction of it dyes cloth yellow. The same passage goes on to the leaves of three kinds of bamboo.

Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 3

  1. 性溫, 味甘, 無毒. 主風虛耳聾, 瘧疾.

    Its nature is warm, its taste sweet, and it is non-toxic. It governs deafness from pungheo (風虛, wind deficiency) and hakjil (瘧疾, malarial disorder).

    HomiclubJamok is the kkujippong, a thorny member of the mulberry family; its old Korean name mwoippong means mountain mulberry. Stiff thorns on the branches and round red fruit in autumn set it apart from the true mulberry at a glance.

  2. 煮汁堪染黃. 《本草》

    Its decocted sap is fit for dyeing yellow. 《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