Daifusyu oil

Japanese: 大風子油 - だいふうしゆ
Daifusyu oil
〘 noun 〙 A fatty oil obtained from the seeds of the taifushi. When new, it is a tasteless, odorless white ointment, but it eventually turns yellow and emits a unique odor. It was once used to treat leprosy, but due to advances in antibiotics, it is rarely used these days. *Maki Rojin (1935) (Hojo Tamio) "Leprosy bacteria are rod-shaped bacteria similar to pulmonary tuberculosis bacteria, and they are broken down and die off when taifushi oil is injected."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 大風子の種子から得られる脂肪油。新しいうちは無味無臭の白色軟膏状だが、やがて黄色くなって独得の臭気を発するようになる。かつてはハンセン病の治療に用いられたが、抗生物質の進歩により、最近はほとんど用いられていない。※間木老人(1935)〈北条民雄〉「癩菌は肺結核菌に類する桿状菌で、大風子油(タイフウシユ)の注射によってそれが切れ切れになって亡びて行くものだといふことを」

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