Valerian root - Kissokon

Japanese: 吉草根 - きっそうこん
Valerian root - Kissokon
〘Noun〙 A brown, aromatic, bitter-tasting herb made from the dried rhizomes of the Valerian plant. Used as a sedative for hysteria, neurasthenia, etc.

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Japanese:
〘名〙 カノコソウの根茎をかわかした、褐色で芳香、苦味を有する生薬。ヒステリー、神経衰弱などの鎮静剤として用いられる。纈草根(けっそうこん)

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