...The fruit is a heart-shaped, flat capsule containing two seeds. In herbal medicine, the root is called kashikon and is used as a cough suppressant and expectorant along with the root of the same genus, P. tenuifolia Willd. (Japanese name: Polygala tenuifolia). There are about 450 species of Polygala in temperate and tropical regions around the world, and 20 species are cultivated for decorative purposes. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Uri-ko-kin" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…果実は心円形,扁平な蒴果(さくか)で,2個の種子を入れる。生薬では根を瓜子金(かしこん)と呼んで,同属の遠志(おんじ)P.tenuifolia Willd.(和名イトヒメハギ)の根とともに,咳止め,去痰薬として用いる。 ヒメハギ属Polygalaは世界の温帯~熱帯に約450種あり,20種が観賞用に栽培される。… ※「瓜子金」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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