Rehmannia Root for Sale - Rehmannia Root for Sale

Japanese: 地黄煎売 - じおうせんうり

Rehmannia glutinosa is a Chinese herbal medicine that strengthens and restores the blood, and Rehmannia glutinosa sellers are medicine sellers who formed a group with the Bureau of Medicine as their headquarters and were granted the privilege of selling Rehmannia glutinosa. In the Muromachi period "Thirty-two Artisans' Poetry Contest," a Rehmannia glutinosa seller is depicted wearing a craftsman's hat and carrying a small pail on the end of a pole. Its origins are thought to lie in the medicine houses of the Bureau of Medicine, which, under the Ritsuryo system, provided herbal medicines from various provinces and prepared various medicines for the Emperor, various offices, and various ministers. In particular, the formation of Rehmannia glutinosa sellers was deeply connected to an Imperial Court event known as "Gyoyaku" (offering medicines).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

地黄煎は漢方の強壮補血剤で，地黄煎売は典薬寮を本所とする座を結成し，地黄煎販売の特権を認められた供御人の薬売をいう。室町時代の《三十二番職人歌合》には，番匠笠をかぶり小さな桶を棒先につるして担いだ地黄煎売の姿が描かれている。その源流は，令制下，諸国から草薬を納め，天皇をはじめ諸司，諸臣に諸薬を調進した典薬寮の薬戸にあったと考えられるが，とくに地黄煎供御人の形成には，〈供御薬〉という宮中行事が深くかかわっていた。

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