pharbitin

Japanese: pharbitin
pharbitin

...The medicinal seeds are black and white, and seem to have been prized as a strong laxative that also acts as a diuretic and insecticide, and as a miracle cure for lower body edema and urinary retention. The main component is the resin glycoside pharbitin, which has a strong laxative effect, just like jalap contained in the root of the Japanese jalapeno. In Japan, it is believed that the Imperial Court planted them in the herb gardens of the Unebi region of Yamato in the early days. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…薬用の種子は黒と白色のもので,利尿,殺虫をかねた峻下剤として,下半身の水腫,尿閉症の妙薬として珍重されたようである。主成分は樹脂配糖体のファルビチンpharbitinで,ヤラッパ根に含まれるヤラップjalapと同様に,強烈な瀉下(しやげ)作用がある。日本でも初期は,朝廷が大和の畝傍(うねび)地方の薬草園に植えたと推定されている。…

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