Sulfur flowers - Iouka

Japanese: 硫黄華 - いおうか
Sulfur flowers - Iouka
〘 noun 〙 Sulfur vapor that has condensed and solidified. It is found in nature at the vents of volcanoes and hot springs. It is an odorless yellow powder. It is used externally for skin diseases such as rash , and internally as a laxative and an anthelmintic for pinworms. Sublimated sulfur. Iobana. Yuoka. *Beio Kairan Jikki (1877 ) <Kume Kunitake> 2 "When 'rubber' is mixed with sulphur flower in a 1/2-part ratio and kneaded in a 'roller', it becomes a black 'rubber'."

Iou- banaiiwau [sulfur flowers]

〘Noun〙 = Iouka (sulfur flowers)

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Japanese:
〘名〙 硫黄の蒸気が凝縮固化したもの。天然には火山、温泉などの噴出口にみられる。無臭で黄色の粉末。皮癬(ひぜん)などの皮膚病に外用するほか、緩下(かんげ)剤、ギョウチュウなどの駆虫剤として内用。昇華硫黄。いおうばな。ゆおうか。※米欧回覧実記(1877)〈久米邦武〉二「『ゴム』十分五の割に、硫磺花を参和し、『ロール』にて煉れば、黒質の『ゴム』となる」

いおう‐ばな いわう‥【硫黄華】

〘名〙 =いおうか(硫黄華)

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