地衣 해인잇기 (지의)

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

1. 性冷, 微毒,

   Its nature is cold and it carries a slight toxicity.

2. 主卒心痛, 中惡.

   It treats sudden chest pain and the so-called 'struck-by-evil' collapse from malign influences.

3. 此陰濕地, 被日曬, 起苔蘚, 是也.

   It is the moss that springs up where damp, shaded ground gets touched by sunlight.

4. 大抵苔之類也.

   Broadly speaking, it belongs to the moss family.

5. 生屋則謂之屋遊ㆍ瓦苔,

   When it grows on a roof it is called okyu or wa-tae (roof-moss, tile-moss).

6. 在垣墻則謂之垣衣ㆍ土馬騣,

   When clinging to a wall it is called won-ui or toma-jong (wall-coat, earth-horse-mane).

7. 在地則謂之地衣,

   When it lies on bare ground it is called ji-yi (earth-coat).

8. 在井則謂之井苔,

   When it forms inside a well it is called jeong-tae (well-moss).

9. 在水中石上則謂之陟釐. 《本草》

   And when it grows on stones underwater it is called cheok-ri. From the Bencao.

10. 井中苔

    [Jeong-jung-tae — moss from inside a well]

11. 性大寒.

    Its nature is intensely cold.

12. 主熱瘡漆瘡水腫. 《本草》

    It treats heat sores, lacquer-rash, and dropsical swelling. From the Bencao.

13. 屋遊

    [Ok-yu — moss from the roof]

14. 止渴, 利小腸, 膀胱氣.

    It quenches thirst and eases the qi of the small intestine and bladder.

15. 性寒, 味甘.

    Its nature is cold and its taste is sweet.

16. 此古瓦屋上北陰靑苔也. 《本草》

    It is the green moss that grows on the shaded north side of old tiled roofs. From the Bencao.