Gokapichu (Wukapichu) - Wukapichu

Japanese: 五加皮酒(ウーカーピーチュー) - うーかーぴーちゅー
Gokapichu (Wukapichu) - Wukapichu

…But it is China that is the country where medicinal wine is most popular. A representative example is Wukapi wine, which has a tradition dating back to the Qimin Yaoshu, and is made by adding extracts of Wukapi (the skin of the root of the Japanese laurel tree), Chenpi (citrus peel), Angelica, and a dozen other herbal medicines to Baijiu (distilled alcohol), and is said to have the medicinal properties of immortality. Other well-known varieties include tiger bone wine, snake gall wine, and clam wine. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Wuka Pi Jiu" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし,なんといっても薬酒の盛んなのは中国である。代表的なのは《斉民要術》以来の伝統をもつ五加皮酒(ウーカーピーチユウ)で,五加皮(ウコギの根の皮),陳皮(ちんぴ)(ミカンの皮),当帰,その他十数種の生薬の抽出成分を白酒(蒸留酒)に加え,不老長生の薬効をもつとされる。ほかに著名なものでは,虎骨酒(フークーチユウ),蛇胆酒(シヨータンチユウ),蛤蚧酒(コーチエチユウ)などがある。…

※「五加皮酒(ウーカーピーチュー)」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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