蕪荑 느릅나무씨 (무이)

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

1. 性平, 味辛, 無毒.

   Its nature is neutral, its taste pungent, and it has no toxicity. Being balanced, it is suitable for broad use.

2. 治腸風痔瘻,

   It treats intestinal wind bleeding and anal fistulas, calming hemorrhage and suppurating tracts around the anus.

3. 惡瘡疥癬,

   It heals malignant sores, scabies, and ringworm, applied to stubborn ulcers and itchy skin conditions.

4. 殺三蟲及寸白蟲.

   It kills the three worms and the tapeworm, serving as an anthelmintic that expels intestinal parasites, especially tapeworms.

5. 此山楡仁也.

   This is the kernel of the mountain elm, taken not from the common elm of the fields but from the wild mountain variety.

6. 氣膻者良.

   Those with a rank, mutton-like odor are best, for that distinctive smell signaled the potency of the medicine.

7. 三月採實, 陰乾. 《本草》

   Gather the fruit in the third month and dry it in the shade, since direct sunlight would dissipate its potency. 《Bencao》