Isa medicine - Isabaiyaku

…From the end of ancient times to the Middle Ages, Isa was the domain of Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine, and included the Omine Manor (Omine Manor). In the early modern period, Isa flourished as a market town and became a distribution center for various goods, and was also known as a drug sales town, with Tokujiyo at its center. From the mid-Meiji period onwards, Omine anthracite, which was used as fuel for warships, once accounted for 60% of the nation's production. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Isa Medicine" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…古代末期から中世には，石清水（いわしみず）八幡宮領大峯(大美祢)荘などがあった。近世，伊佐は市場町として栄え，諸物資の集散地となり，徳定（とくじよう）を中心とする伊佐売薬の町としても知られた。明治中期以降，軍艦用燃料として利用された大嶺無煙炭は，一時期は全国生産の6割を占めた。…

※「伊佐売薬」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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