Tangaek — Decoctions · Fruits
烏柿 Persimmon (hongsi)
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Osi is a persimmon dried over fire, also called hwasi. It is the same fruit as the persimmon in the crop guide: where sun-dried baeksi became today's gotgam, osi is the one darkened by smoke and heat. The Donguibogam recorded its nature as warm.
Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 2
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卽火乾者, 一名火柿. 性煖. 主殺毒.
This is the fire-dried kind, also called hwasi (火柿). Its nature is warm. It chiefly kills toxin.
HomiclubOsi is persimmon dried over fire. If baeksi, the sun-dried kind, is today's gotgam, then osi is the version darkened by heat and smoke.
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療金瘡火瘡. 生肉止痛, 可斷下. 《本草》
It treats wounds from metal blades and burns. It raises new flesh, stops pain, and can cut off diarrhea. 《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