Dianthus arvensis - Dianthus arvensis

Japanese: エゾノカワラナデシコ - えぞのかわらなでしこ
Dianthus arvensis - Dianthus arvensis

...The seeds are called kubakushi in traditional Chinese medicine and are used as a diuretic, for gonorrhea, and as an emmenagogue. In northern Honshu and Hokkaido, there is Ezonokawaranadeshiko var. superbus (English name: superb pink), which is widely distributed from Europe to the Asian continent and is considered to be the basic variety of Dianthus japonica. In China, the whole plant is dried and used as a medicine to increase urination, etc. ...

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…種子は漢方で瞿麦子(くばくし)と呼び,利尿,淋病に用い,また通経剤ともなるという。本州の北部と北海道には,ヨーロッパからアジア大陸に広く分布していてカワラナデシコの基本変種とされるエゾノカワラナデシコvar.superbus(英名はsuperb pink)がある。中国では,全草を乾燥したものを尿量増加などの薬として用いる。…

※「エゾノカワラナデシコ」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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