Enmeisou - Enmeisou

Japanese: エンメイソウ - えんめいそう
Enmeisou - Enmeisou

...It contains the bitter enmein, and the whole plant is dried in the shade and boiled for medicinal purposes. It is said to be effective against indigestion, loss of appetite, and stomach pain, and the name hikiokoshi comes from the legend that it has the effect of reviving one's life, and in the same sense it is also called enmeisou (prolonging life plant). Kurobana hikiokoshi, R. trichocarpa (Maxim.) Hara, which is also used medicinally like hikiokoshi, has dark purple flowers and is found in the mountains on the Sea of ​​Japan side of Hokkaido and Honshu. ...

From [Folk medicine]

... refers to folk medicines used by the general public at their own discretion, without the guidance of a doctor. They include drugs with various origins, such as those known around the world and used for magical purposes, and those used by doctors in various eras that were effective and easy to prescribe and spread among the general public. Representative examples include yohimbe bark (aphrodisiac) from Africa, cascara sagrada (laxative) used by North American Indians, coca leaves used by the Incas in South America, and digitalis from England.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Enmeisou" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…強い苦味のあるエンメインenmeinを含み,全草を陰干しにして煎じて薬用とする。消化不良,食欲不振,腹痛に効があるといわれ,ヒキオコシの名は起死回生の効があるという言い伝えからついたもので,また同じ意味でエンメイソウ(延命草)ともいわれる。ヒキオコシと同様に薬用として用いられるクロバナヒキオコシR.trichocarpa (Maxim.) Haraは花が暗紫色で,北海道と本州の日本海側の山地に分布する。…

【民間薬】より

…一般大衆が医師の指導によらず,みずからの判断で用いる民間伝承の薬物をいう。世界各地に知られ,呪術的に用いられるものや,各時代に医師が使用していたもののうち,有効で処方が簡単なものが民間に流布したものなど,いろいろな起源をもつものが含まれている。代表的なものに,アフリカのヨヒンベ皮(催淫薬),北アメリカのインディアンが用いたカスカラサグラダ(緩下剤),南アメリカのインカで用いられたコカ葉,イギリスのジギタリスなどがある。…

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