Interior-Warming Herbs
Herbs that warm the interior, traditionally used for cold-type abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. 7 herbs
Black Pepper胡椒
Black pepper needs no introduction as a kitchen spice, and the Donguibogam records exactly the role that …
Chinese Chive韭菜
Chive is prized in the Donguibogam as the warmest, most nourishing everyday vegetable — cut it and it gro…
Cinnamon Bark桂皮
Cinnamon bark is the great warmer of the traditional pharmacy. Where ginger warms the surface and the sto…
Clove丁香
Clove is the same nail-shaped flower bud known worldwide as a spice, recorded in the Donguibogam as a war…
Evodia Fruit吳茱萸
Evodia is a strongly warming fruit that the Donguibogam itself treats with some caution: alongside its us…
Fennel Seed茴香
Fennel is a familiar seasoning and an old digestive. The Donguibogam describes the plant with a cook's ey…
Garlic大蒜
Garlic sits at the very center of the Korean table and, in the Donguibogam, at the crossroads of food and…