Gusetsu - Gusetsu

Japanese: 藕節 - ぐうせつ
Gusetsu - Gusetsu

… [Motomi Ito]
[Medicinal]
Almost all parts of the lotus plant are used for medicinal purposes. In herbal medicine, the nodes of the lotus root are called lotus nodes, the leaves are called lotus leaves, the leaf stalks are called peduncles, the flower stamens are called lotus beards, the fruit is called lotus seeds, the seeds are called lotus seeds cores, and the receptacles are called lotus bunches. The leaves, stamens, fruit, and seeds contain alkaloids.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【伊藤 元己】
[薬用]
 ハスのほぼすべての部分が薬用とされる。生薬ではれんこんの節部を藕節(ぐうせつ),葉を荷葉(かよう),葉柄を荷梗(かこう),花のおしべを蓮鬚(れんしゆ),果実を石蓮子(せきれんし),種子を蓮子芯(れんししん),果托を蓮房(れんぼう)という。葉,おしべ,果実および種子にアルカロイドを含む。…

※「藕節」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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