石榴 석류 (셕뉴)

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1. 性溫, 味甘酸, 無毒.

   성온, 미감산, 무독.

   Its nature is warm, its taste sweet and sour, and it carries no toxicity.

2. 主咽燥渴.

   주인조갈.

   It mainly treats dryness of the throat and thirst.

3. 損人肺, 不可多食.

   손인폐, 불가다식.

   However, it harms the lungs, so it should not be eaten in large amounts.

4. 生南方, 八九月採實.

   생남방, 팔구월채실.

   It grows in southern regions, and its fruit is harvested in the eighth or ninth lunar month.

5. 有甘酸二種, 甘者可食, 酸者入藥.

   유감산이종, 감자가식, 산자입약.

   There are two kinds, sweet and sour: the sweet one is for eating, while the sour one is used as medicine.

6. 多食損齒.

   다식손치.

   Eating too much damages the teeth.

7. 石榴, 道家謂之三尸酒, 云三尸得此果則醉也. 《本草》

   석류, 도가위지삼시주, 운삼시득차과즉취야. 《본초》

   Daoists call the pomegranate the wine of the three corpses, saying that the three parasitic spirits dwelling in the body become drunk when they taste this fruit. (Bencao)

8. 殼

   각

   On the rind.

9. 味酸, 無毒.

   미산, 무독.

   Its taste is sour and it has no toxicity.

10. 止漏精, 澁腸, 止赤白痢.

    지루정, 삽장, 지적백리.

    It stops seminal leakage, astringes the intestines, and halts both red and white dysentery.

11. 須老木所結及陳久者, 佳.

    수노목소결급진구자, 가.

    Those borne by old trees and well-aged specimens are considered the best.

12. 微炒用. 《本草》

    미초용. 《본초》

    Use it after a light dry-frying. (Bencao)

13. 花

    화

    On the flower.

14. 主心熱吐血及衄血.

    주심열토혈급뉵혈.

    It mainly treats hematemesis and nosebleeds caused by heat in the heart.

15. 百葉尤良. 《本草》

    백엽우량. 《본초》

    The hundred-petaled variety is especially good. (Bencao)

16. 東行根皮

    동행근피

    On the bark of roots that run eastward.

17. 療蛔蟲, 寸白蟲. 《本草》

    요회충, 촌백충. 《본초》

    It expels roundworms and tapeworms. (Bencao)