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KMID : 0877120200330010043
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Journal of Korean Medical History
2020 Volume.33 No. 1 p.43 ~ p.57
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A study of the application of Hwangchil Tree (üÜöÔ⧠Dendropanax morbiferus H.Lev.) in East Asia
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Ahn Young-Su
Lyu Jeong-Ah
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Abstract
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Essence of the Hwangchil tree (üÜöÔ⧠Dendropanax morbiferus H.Lev.) has been used for various purposes, like waxing emperor¡¯s armors, covering an astrology board, or, during the Silla Dynasty, burying it to block something bad in the soil symbolically. Essence of the Hwangchil tree was known to have remarkable preservation effects such as waterproofing, damp-proofing, rust-proofing, and moth-proofing as well as not being easily peeled off from even soft surfaces like paper. There is a record in Prescriptions for Epidemic diseases of Cows, Horses, Sheep, and Pigs (éÚØ©åÏîÄæøæ¹Ü»ö½ÖûÛ°), published in 1541, of Hwangchil that is local to Jeju Island being used instead of benzoin (äÌãÓúÅ), of burning Hwangchil, and of making cows inhale its smoke to prevent plague among them. Along the same lines, there are records in the Local Chronicle of Tamra (÷°Ôþò¤) and the Book of Earth Geography (æ«ò¢Óñßö) that identify Hwangchil with benzoin. In Seonghosaseol (àøûÉÞÇàã), a book written by Lee Yik in around 1760, it is acknowledged that Hwangchil could be medicinal herb. In 2000, Ahn Duk-Kyun registered the roots and branches of Hwangchil tree as ¡®Boncho¡¯ (Üâõ® herbal medicine) in the Pictorial Book of Korean Medicinals (ùÛÏÐÜâõ®ÓñÊü) and presented the method of taking it for medical purpose. Researchers have suggested that Hwangchil essence as well as diverse parts of the plant such as its roots, branches, leaves, flowers, fruits, and gum have various meaningful medicinal properties. Regarding the history and recent researches of using Hwangchil tree, it has various medicinal probabilities such as, ¡®dispersing miasma¡¯ (?Þ÷), ¡®opening holes¡¯ (ËÒЫ), ¡®waking the heart¡¯ (á¥ãý), ¡®smoothing spirits¡¯ (äÌãê), ¡®piercing the block¡¯ (áÃàÜ), ¡®removing the old and welcoming the new¡¯ (ËÛͺßæãæ). This paper contributes ideas about how to expand the uses of Hwangchil Tree.
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KEYWORD
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Hwangchil tree, Dendropanax morbiferus H.Lev., Korean Medicine, Local medicinals, Folk medicine
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