Tangaek — Decoctions · Grains
糯稻稈 Nadogan (나도간)
Nadogan is the straw of glutinous rice, not the grain but the stalk left after threshing, boiled down so the liquid could be drunk. The text corrects a common slip: early, late and glutinous rice are all rice, so reserving the word for the glutinous kind is wrong.
Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 1
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治通身黃病, 及消渴蠱毒. 幷煮汁飮之. 《入門》
It treats the disease that yellows the whole body, and sogal (消渴) and godok (蠱毒, gu poisoning). In each case it is boiled and the decoction drunk. 《Ipmun (入門)》
HomiclubNadogan is the straw of glutinous rice, the stalks left after threshing. Rice straw is still put to use for rope, matting, and compost.
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按五穀, 稻, 黍, 稷, 麥, 菽, 其早米, 晩米, 糯米, 皆稻也. 獨以糯爲稻則誤也. 《入門》
On examination, the five grains are rice, millet, panicled millet, barley, and pulse; among these, early rice, late rice, and glutinous rice are all do (稻, rice). To call only the glutinous kind do is an error. 《Ipmun (入門)》
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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