Cowhide root extract - Gyuhishokon

Japanese: 牛皮消根 - ぎゅうひしょうこん
Cowhide root extract - Gyuhishokon

…The Japanese name comes from the Ainu word meaning foot or root, but the kanji for ikiuma was mistakenly used, and the root was used as medicine for livestock, especially horses. The root, when cut and dried, is called gyūhide shōkon in traditional Chinese medicine and is used as a cardiac diuretic. It is said that young seedlings and roots were also soaked in water and eaten, but they contain toxic alkaloids. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "cowhide root-eliminating" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…和名は足,根を意味するアイヌ語に由来するが,誤って生馬の字を当て,根を家畜,特に馬の薬として用いた。根をさいて乾燥したものを漢方で牛皮消根と呼び,強心利尿薬とする。また若苗や根を水でさらして食用としたこともあるというが,有毒なアルカロイドを含む。…

※「牛皮消根」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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