Goose-infesting grass - Gafushokuso

Japanese: 鵞不食草 - がふしょくそう
Goose-infesting grass - Gafushokuso

…It is also called tanehirigusa or hanahirigusa. In China, it is used as a folk medicine to treat chronic rhinitis, nasal congestion, eye diseases, and headaches, and is called gafu yokuso (the grass that does not eat the goose). [Hiroyuki Koyama]…

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Goose-infesting grass" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…タネヒリグサ,ハナヒリグサともいう。中国では慢性鼻炎,鼻たけ,鼻詰り,眼病,頭痛の治療に民間薬として用い,鵞不食草(がふしよくそう)と呼ばれている。【小山 博滋】。…

※「鵞不食草」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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