Tangaek — Decoctions · Trees
松根白皮 Sonamu Ppuri Sokkkeopjil (소나무 뿌리 속껍질)
Songgeunbaekpi is the white inner bark of a pine root. The same layer of the trunk, songgi, was stripped in famine years and mixed into rice cakes, a food of last resort in hungry seasons. The Dongui Bogam lists it as a sub-part under pine resin in the trees section.
Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 3
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辟穀不飢, 益氣, 補五勞. 《本草》
It allows one to forgo grain without hunger, augments qi, and supplements the oro (五勞, five taxations). 《Boncho (本草)》
HomiclubSonggeunbaekpi is the white inner bark of the pine root. Songgi, the inner bark peeled and mixed into cakes in famine years, comes from the same layer and was a relief food in times of hunger.
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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