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射干 Beombuchae (범부채)

Sagan is the rhizome of the blackberry lily. Its flat leaves fan out sideways like the ribs of a fan, which gave it the name oseon, and the Korean name beombuchae — tiger fan — comes from the leopard spots on its orange petals. Roots were dug in spring or autumn and steeped in rice-rinse water.

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

  1. 性平, 味苦, 有小毒.

    Its nature is neutral, its taste bitter, and it is slightly toxic.

  2. 主喉痺咽痛, 水漿不入.

    It chiefly treats hubi (throat blockage) with sore throat, when not even water or thin gruel will go down.

  3. 療老血在心脾間咳唾, 言語氣臭, 除積痰, 消結核.

    It treats coughing and spitting from old blood lodged between the heart and spleen, and foul breath in speech; it clears accumulated phlegm and disperses gyeolhaek (nodular lumps).

  4. 處處有之. 葉狹長橫張, 疏如翅羽狀, 故一名烏扇. 根多鬚, 皮黃黑, 肉黃赤.

    It is found everywhere. Its leaves are narrow and long, spread out sideways in a loose wing-feather shape, so one name for it is oseon. The root has many rootlets, its skin is yellow-black, and its flesh yellow-red.

    HomiclubOseon (烏扇) means "crow's fan": the sword-shaped leaves overlap in a single plane and spread like fan ribs. The Korean name beom-buchae, "tiger fan," compares the orange flower speckled with dark spots to a tiger's hide.

  5. 三月九月採根, 日乾, 泔浸用之. 《本草》

    In the third and ninth months the root is dug and sun-dried, then steeped in rice-rinse water before use. 《Boncho》

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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