… [Yamazaki Takashi] From [Herbal Medicine]… Linnaeus was a naturalist, but he was also a physician and herbal medicine researcher, who created the binomial nomenclature system and pioneered the foundations of plant taxonomy. In the late 18th century, W. Withering (1741-99) learned that patients with dropsy had improved with folk remedies, and from the mixture of more than 20 herbs used, he targeted digitalis, discovering that it had a powerful diuretic effect. As the clinical effects were inconsistent, he administered the root, flowers, seeds, and leaves, and found that the leaves had medicinal properties and that powder had a more consistent effect than a decoction. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Withering, W." is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…【山崎 敬】 【生薬】より…リンネは博物学者だが,医師で生薬研究家でもあり,二名法をつくり,植物自然分類学の基礎を開拓した。18世紀後半ウィザリングW.Withering(1741‐99)は,水腫の患者が民間療法によって軽快したことを知り,使われた20種以上混合した薬草の中からジギタリスにねらいをつけ,強力な利尿効果のあることを発見した。臨床効果が一定していなかったので,根,花,種子,葉を投与した結果,葉に薬効があり,煎剤よりも粉末が一定の効力を現すことがわかった。… ※「Withering,W.」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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