mucuna pruriens (English spelling) mucunapruriens

Japanese: mucuna pruriens(英語表記)mucunapruriens
mucuna pruriens (English spelling) mucunapruriens

…Hair, glass fiber, cactus thorns, and other things can also cause itching when they come into contact with the skin. Mucuna pruriens, which has long been used in the West as an extermination drug for roundworms, causes intense itching, as its name suggests. This drug contains mucanine, a proteolytic enzyme, which stimulates the itchy spots. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "mucuna pruriens" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…髪の毛,ガラス繊維,サボテンのとげなどが皮膚に付着してもかゆい。カイチュウの駆除薬として古くから西洋で使われてきた瘙痒散mucuna pruriensはその名のとおり激しいかゆみをおこす。この薬にはタンパク質分解酵素の一つであるムカナインが含まれていて,痒点を刺激するためである。…

※「mucuna pruriens」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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